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Sturdy, strapping (5)

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I believe the answer is:

burly

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">sturdy</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">strapping</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that strapping can be written as burly)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for burly that I've seen before include "Beefy" , "Big and sturdy" , "Stocky" , "Sturdily built" , "Strongly and heavily built" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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