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Endlessly broad, acquires devices (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

widgets

'devices' is the definition.
(widget is a kind of device)

'endlessly broad acquires' is the wordplay.
'endlessly' means to remove the last letter.
'broad' becomes 'wide' (synonyms).
'acquires' becomes 'gets' ('get' can be a synonym of 'acquire').
'wide' with its last letter removed is 'wid'.
'wid'+'gets'='WIDGETS'

(Other definitions for widgets that I've seen before include "Small gadgets or components" , "Any gadgets, devices" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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