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Belt making bonier lad look silly (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bandolier

'belt' is the definition.
(bandolier is a kind of belt)

'bonier lad look silly' is the wordplay.
'look silly' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'bonier'+'lad'='bonierlad'
'bonierlad' is an anagram of 'BANDOLIER'.

'making' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for bandolier that I've seen before include "Round belt" , "Ammunition belt" , "Gun cartridge belt" , "Shoulder belt for carrying bullets" , "Shoulder belt for cartridges" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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