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Crook Abel's killer mentioned (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cane

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'crook' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'killer mentioned' is the wordplay.
'killer' becomes 'cain' (Cain who killed Abel).
'mentioned' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'cain' is a homophone of 'CANE'.

'abel's' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for cane that I've seen before include "Birch" , "Flog" , "Malacca, perhaps" , "Type of sugar; beat" , "Rod for beating" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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