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English cut about, say, class (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elegance

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

'english cut about say' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'cut' becomes 'lance' (I've seen this before).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'say' becomes 'eg' (both can mean 'for example').
'lance' enclosing 'eg' is 'legance'.
'e'+'legance'='ELEGANCE'

(Other definitions for elegance that I've seen before include "Gracefulness" , "Refinement, polish" , "Polish - distinction" , "Sophistication" , "Showing good taste in dress or style" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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