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Dip partly responsible for swimmer's ear? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

immerse

'dip' is the definition.
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'partly responsible for swimmer's ear?' is the wordplay.
'partly responsible for' indicates a hidden word.
'IMMERSE' can be found hidden inside 'swimmers ear'.

(Other definitions for immerse that I've seen before include "Submerge in water as once for baptism" , "Cover with water, dip into" , "Dip totally into liquid" , "Dunk" , "dive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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