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Awards having no blemishes (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oscars

'awards' is the definition.
(Oscar is an example)

'no blemishes' is the wordplay.
'no' becomes 'o' (resembles 0 - 'no' can mean 'zero').
'blemishes' becomes 'scars' (scarring is a kind of blemishing).
'o'+'scars'='OSCARS'

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for oscars that I've seen before include "American Academy Awards" , "Trophies" , "Hollywood Academy Awards" , "Cinema's Academy Awards" , "annual handouts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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