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An opening I need no help in making (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pinhole

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'an opening' is the definition.
(I know that pinhole is a type of opening)

'no help in making' is the wordplay.
'no' becomes 'O' (resembles 0 - 'no' can mean 'zero').
'making' is an anagram indicator.
'o'+'help'+'in'='ohelpin'
'ohelpin' anagrammed gives 'PINHOLE'.

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(Other definitions for pinhole that I've seen before include "This may let in a chink of light" , "Small puncture" , "little gap" , "Tiny aperture" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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