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Good when device reduced stomach (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gastric

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'stomach' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'good when device reduced' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'good' could be 'g' (abbreviation) and 'g' is found within the answer.
'when' could be 'as' (eg 'when I walked' means 'as I walked') and 'as' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for gastric that I've seen before include "of the corporation?" , "Intestinal" , "Stomachic" , "Relating to or involving the stomach" , "touching stomach" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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