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Study exquisite pen (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

confine

'pen' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'study exquisite' is the wordplay.
'study' becomes 'con' (con can informally mean to study).
'exquisite' becomes 'fine' (synonyms).
'con'+'fine'='CONFINE'

(Other definitions for confine that I've seen before include "Imprison" , "Keep within limits" , "Limit" , "Shut in" , "Restrict (to an area)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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