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A square hole in coat (4)

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I believe the answer is:

four

'a square' is the definition.
(four is a square number)

'hole in coat' is the wordplay.
'hole' becomes 'o'.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'coat' becomes 'fur' (fur coat is a kind of coat).
'o' going into 'fur' is 'FOUR'.

(Other definitions for four that I've seen before include "Cardinal" , "Set of bridge players?" , "Two squared" , "Square number" , "Number of players in a doubles game" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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