Is rubbish turning up in trunks? (5)
I believe the answer is:
torsi
'trunks?' is the definition.
('torso' can be a synonym of 'trunk')
'is rubbish turning up' is the wordplay.
'rubbish' becomes 'rot' (both can mean nonsense).
'turning up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'is'+'rot'='isrot'
'isrot' reversed gives 'TORSI'.
'in' is the link.
(Another definition for torsi that I've seen is " Rare parts of statues".)
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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