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Easily pulverised, using a bar file perhaps (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

friable

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'easily pulverised' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'a bar file perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'bar'+'file'='barfile'
'barfile' anagrammed gives 'FRIABLE'.

'using' is the link.

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(Other definitions for friable that I've seen before include "Easily crumbled or crushed into powder" , "Easily broken down" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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