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Found in aspic, a trail of a hanger-on (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parasitical

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'found in aspic a trail of a hanger-on' is the definition.
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'found in aspic a trail' is the wordplay.
'found in' indicates an anagram.
'aspic'+'a'+'trail'='aspicatrail'
'aspicatrail' with letters rearranged gives 'PARASITICAL'.

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(Another definition for parasitical that I've seen is " Lousy".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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