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He writes damages claim with others, essentially claiming the two stray coats (7,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

michael robotham

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'damages claim with others essentially claiming the two stray coats' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'he' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'he' could be 'michael' and 'michael' is located in the answer.
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'writes' is the link.

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