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Engulf wobbly bum in woollen fabric (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

submerge

'engulf' is the definition.
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'wobbly bum in woollen fabric' is the wordplay.
'wobbly' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'woollen fabric' becomes 'serge' (serge is a type of fabric).
'bum' is an anagram of 'ubm'.
'ubm' placed within 'serge' is 'SUBMERGE'.

(Other definitions for submerge that I've seen before include "Cover" , "Engulf, immerse" , "Go under water" , "Disappear below surface" , "swill round" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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