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Break in spring found in lock (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trespass

'break in' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'spring found in lock' is the wordplay.
'spring' becomes 'spa' (spa can mean a mineral spring).
'found in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'lock' becomes 'tress' (both can mean a piece of hair).
'spa' inserted within 'tress' is 'TRESPASS'.

(Other definitions for trespass that I've seen before include "Enter another's property unlawfully" , "Encroachment" , "Enter someone's property unlawfully" , "Illegal entry" , "Go out of bounds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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