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Bagels I acquired over in this supermarket area (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aisle

'supermarket area' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'bagels i acquired over in' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'over' says the letters should be written backwards.
'elsia' is hidden in the letters of 'bagels i acquired'.
'elsia' reversed gives 'AISLE'.

'this' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for aisle that I've seen before include "channel" , "Passageway between pews" , "A key" , "Church walkway" , "lateral strip" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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