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How dare you disembowel line very partially (4,1,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

well i never

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'how dare you' is the definition.
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'disembowel line very partially' is the wordplay.
'partially' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'WELL I NEVER!' is hidden within 'disembowel line very'.

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(Other definitions for well i never that I've seen before include "That's hard to believe!" , "that comes as a great shock" , "The call of the malingerer" , "Fancy that" , "Good gracious me!" .)

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