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Lace still vino, putting in tons (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

intertwine

'lace' is the definition.
('intertwine' can be a synonym of 'lace')

'still vino putting in tons' is the wordplay.
'still' becomes 'inert' (I've seen this before**).
'vino' becomes 'wine' ('wine' can be a synonym of 'vino').
'putting in' is an insertion indicator.
'tons' becomes 't'.
'inert'+'wine'='inertwine'
'inertwine' enclosing 't' is 'INTERTWINE'.

(Other definitions for intertwine that I've seen before include "Wire intent (anag)" , "Twist together" , "Lace" , "Weave" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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