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Bent axle pin to account for (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

explain

'account for' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bent axle pin' is the wordplay.
'bent' indicates an anagram.
'axle'+'pin'='axlepin'
'axlepin' is an anagram of 'EXPLAIN'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for explain that I've seen before include "Make (something) clear" , "Elucidate, make clear" , "Show the whys and wherefores" , "area affected by mountain formation?" , "Elucidate, clarify" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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