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Cobblers a wife makes laugh (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

guffaw

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'laugh' is the definition.
(I know that guffaw is a more specific form of the action laugh)

'cobblers a wife' is the wordplay.
'cobblers' becomes 'guff' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'wife' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'guff'+'a'+'w'='GUFFAW'

'makes' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for guffaw that I've seen before include "Belly laugh" , "A loud uninhibited laugh" , "Laugh heartily" , "Laugh boisterously" , "A loud hearty laugh" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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