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Fuse taken out of transformer gently (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

merge

'fuse' is the definition.
(I know that fuse can be written as merge)

'out of transformer gently' is the wordplay.
'out of' indicates a hidden word.
'MERGE' is hidden in the letters of 'transformer gently'.

'taken' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for merge that I've seen before include "Mix" , "Become combined" , "Blend, coalesce" , "Combine, blend" , "Make one" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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