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I reused horrible leftovers (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

residue

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

'i reused horrible' is the wordplay.
'horrible' is an anagram indicator.
'i'+'reused'='ireused'
'ireused' with letters rearranged gives 'RESIDUE'.

(Other definitions for residue that I've seen before include "Stuff left over" , "Matter left behind after other parts have been taken away" , "rest" , "What's left" , "Remaining portion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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