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Bunk's ladder broken during party (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

balderdash

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

'ladder broken during party' is the wordplay.
'broken' indicates an anagram.
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'party' becomes 'bash' (term for a party or celebration).
'ladder' with letters rearranged gives 'lderda'.
'lderda' placed inside 'bash' is 'BALDERDASH'.

(Other definitions for balderdash that I've seen before include "Piffle" , "Rubbish" , "stupid talk" , "Bunk" , "bull" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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