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Find difference at the bottom of writing (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

subtract

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'find difference' is the definition.
(difference can mean the result of subtraction)

'the bottom of writing' is the wordplay.
'the bottom of' becomes 'sub' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'writing' becomes 'tract' (tract is a kind of writing).
'sub'+'tract'='SUBTRACT'

'at' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for subtract that I've seen before include "Knock off" , "Take one quantity away from another" , "Take away (a number)" , "Deduct" , "Remove" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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