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Blow full of trouble for sheriff's officer (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bailiff

'sheriff's officer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'blow full of trouble' is the wordplay.
'blow' becomes 'biff' (biff is a kind of blow**).
'full of' indicates putting letters inside.
'trouble' becomes 'ail' ('ail' can be a synonym of 'trouble').
'biff' placed around 'ail' is 'BAILIFF'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for bailiff that I've seen before include "Sheriff's officer - landlord's agent" , "Officer of court" , "Court official" , "Landowner's agent" , "Law officer who helps sheriff, say to foreclose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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