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Clear oddly greasy wrinkles (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ridges

'wrinkles' is the definition.
(ridges in a surface)

'clear oddly greasy' is the wordplay.
'clear' becomes 'rid' (synonyms).
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters (letters in the odd-numbered positions are used).
The alternating letters of 'greasy' are 'ges'.
'rid'+'ges'='RIDGES'

(Other definitions for ridges that I've seen before include "Strips either side of a ploughed furrow" , "Long narrow crests" , "Long raised strips" , "Long, narrow ranges of hilltops" , "long stretches high up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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