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Fuel runs out just outside of Eccleshall (6)

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I believe the answer is:

diesel

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'fuel' is the definition.
(diesel fuel is a kind of fuel)

'runs out just outside of eccleshall' is the wordplay.
'runs out just' becomes 'dies' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'outside of' suggests removing the centre (only letters on the outside of the word).
'eccleshall' with its centre removed is 'el'.
'dies'+'el'='DIESEL'

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(Other definitions for diesel that I've seen before include "Fuel used by heavy vehicles" , "Engine fuel" , "Lorry fuel" , "Motor fuel" , "See lid, oddly, of the fuel" .)

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