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Cadaver Romeo dragged into thicket (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

corpse

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'cadaver' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'romeo dragged into thicket' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'romeo' could be 'r' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'r' is located in the answer.
'thicket' could be 'copse' (synonyms) and 'copse' is found in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for corpse that I've seen before include "Dead body" , "Roof beam" , "Cadaver, dead person" , "Dead bodies" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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