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Elaborate action parts for chase (8)

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I believe the answer is:

detailed

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'elaborate' is the definition.
(I know that elaborate can be written as detailed)

'action parts for chase' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'chase' could be 'tail' (synonyms) and 'tail' is located in the answer.
'action' could be 'deed' (deed is a kind of action) and 'deed' is found within the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for detailed that I've seen before include "Meticulous" , "Minutely described" , "Exhaustive" , "supplying full particulars" , "Particular" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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