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Lump raised above me is rounded mass (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bolus

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'rounded mass' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'lump raised above me' is the wordplay.
'lump' becomes 'lob' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'raised' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'above' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go above others).
'me' becomes 'us' ('us' can mean 'me' in some dialects).
'lob' reversed gives 'bol'.
'bol'+'us'='BOLUS'

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for bolus that I've seen before include "Rounded mass" , "Large pill" , "The ball" .)

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