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Gloss ruined axle pin (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

explain

'gloss' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'ruined axle pin' is the wordplay.
'ruined' indicates an anagram.
'axle'+'pin'='axlepin'
'axlepin' is an anagram of 'EXPLAIN'.

(Other definitions for explain that I've seen before include "Make (something) clear" , "Elucidate - define" , "Make understandable" , "Defend" , "Give reason for" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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