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A spanner or clip? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abridge

'clip?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a spanner' is the wordplay.
'spanner' becomes 'bridge' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'bridge'='ABRIDGE'

'or' is the link.

(Other definitions for abridge that I've seen before include "Remove sections" , "Cut short" , "Abbreviate, contract" , "Shorten written work" , "Edit down" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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