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Eton chap shambles along Whitehall, a sad reminder (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cenotaph

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'along whitehall a sad reminder' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'eton chap shambles' is the wordplay.
'shambles' is an anagram indicator.
'eton'+'chap'='etonchap'
'etonchap' with letters rearranged gives 'CENOTAPH'.

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(Other definitions for cenotaph that I've seen before include "Monument to those killed in war" , "Whitehall memorial" , "Monument built to honour soldiers who died in war" , "Monument to the war dead" , "Monument honouring the fallen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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