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In the finish the ring is surrounded (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

encircled

'is surrounded' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'in the finish the ring' is the wordplay.
'in the' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'finish' becomes 'end' (synonyms).
'the ring' becomes 'circle' (I've seen this before).
'end' going around 'circle' is 'ENCIRCLED'.

(Another definition for encircled that I've seen is " Surrounded".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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