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Curse about extremely threadbare pullover (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sweater

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

'curse about extremely threadbare' is the wordplay.
'curse' becomes 'swear' ('swear' can be a synonym of 'curse'**).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'extremely' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'threadbare' becomes 'trite' ('trite' can be a synonym of 'threadbare').
'trite' with its centre removed is 'te'.
'swear' going around 'te' is 'SWEATER'.

(Other definitions for sweater that I've seen before include "Re waste: it's a garment" , "Jumper or jersey" , "Heavy jersey" , "Guernsey" , "Long-sleeved pullover" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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