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Cobblers fitting sole in alcove (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baloney

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

'fitting sole in alcove' is the wordplay.
'fitting sole' becomes 'lone' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'fitting' bit.).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'alcove' becomes 'bay' (synonyms).
'lone' going into 'bay' is 'BALONEY'.

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(Other definitions for baloney that I've seen before include "Tripe < , smoked sausage" , "Tosh" , "rhubarb" , "foolish talk!" , "deceptive talk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.
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