Holding pair of gloves, Edgar mistakenly rinsed chops (7)
I believe the answer is:
gargled
'rinsed chops' is the definition.
'gargled' can be an answer for 'rinsed' ('gargle' can be a synonym of 'rinse'). I'm not certain of the 'chops' bit.
'holding pair of gloves edgar mistakenly' is the wordplay.
'holding' is an insertion indicator.
'pair of gloves' becomes 'gl' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'mistakenly' is an anagram indicator.
'edgar' with letters rearranged gives 'gared'.
'gl' inserted into 'gared' is 'GARGLED'.
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I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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