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Gosh, key-holes - two of them! (3)

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I believe the answer is:

coo

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'gosh' is the definition.

'key-holes two of them' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'key' could be 'c' (musical key) and 'c' is present in the answer.
'holes' could be 'oo' (two O's - O looks like a hole) and 'oo' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for coo that I've seen before include "(Of pigeon) murmur" , "Pigeon call" , "Soft sound of dove or baby" , "well I never!" , "Murmur lovingly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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