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Fiddle discovered underneath floor (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

confound

'floor' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'fiddle discovered underneath' is the wordplay.
'fiddle' becomes 'con'.
'discovered' becomes 'found' (finding is a kind of discovering).
'underneath' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'con'+'found'='CONFOUND'

(Other definitions for confound that I've seen before include "Nonplus" , "Astonish and confuse" , "Thwart - baffle" , "Surprise; defeat (plan)" , "Defeat (a plan or hope)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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