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Fall guy getting a leg caught in small garment (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scapegoat

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'fall guy' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a leg caught in small garment' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'leg' could be 'peg' (peg is a kind of leg) and 'peg' is found in the answer.
'caught' could be 'c' (cricket abbreviation) and 'c' is located in the answer.
'small' could be 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size) and 's' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'oat' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'getting' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for scapegoat that I've seen before include "Person taking blame for others" , "One blamed for another's mistakes" , "Fall guy" , "Lay blame on" , "One blamed for others' wrongdoings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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