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Delicately applies (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dabs

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

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for dabs that I've seen before include "'Pats at, with a cloth, say (4)'" , "Fingerprints (sl.)" , "they give evidence to police" , "Fish < experts" , "Fingerprints (informal)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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