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Broken fibre seal - it sticks out a bit (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

basrelief

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'it sticks out a bit' is the definition.
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'broken fibre seal' is the wordplay.
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'fibre'+'seal'='fibreseal'
'fibreseal' with letters rearranged gives 'BASRELIEF'.

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(Another definition for basrelief that I've seen is " Sculpture".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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