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Foil that lacks a wrapping action (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thwart

'foil' is the definition.
('thwart' can be a synonym of 'foil')

'that lacks a wrapping action' is the wordplay.
'lacks' suggests deleting specific letters.
'wrapping' is an insertion indicator.
'action' becomes 'war' (war is a kind of action**).
'that' with 'a' taken out is 'tht'.
'tht' going around 'war' is 'THWART'.

(Other definitions for thwart that I've seen before include "Hinder or prevent" , "check" , "Frustrate and obstruct" , "Stymie" , "cross" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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