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Book encapsulates withdrawn broadcast item (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

twosome

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

'book encapsulates withdrawn broadcast' is the wordplay.
'book' becomes 'tome' (a tome is a book).
'encapsulates' is an insertion indicator.
'withdrawn broadcast' becomes 'wos' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'tome' going around 'wos' is 'TWOSOME'.

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(Other definitions for twosome that I've seen before include "game of golf" , "Item" , "match" , "Couple" , "Pair, duo" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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