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Lass I love back in drilling gear (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oil rig

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'drilling gear' is the definition.
'oil rig' can be an answer for 'gear' (oil rig is a kind of gear). I am unsure of the 'drilling' bit.

'lass i love back' is the wordplay.
'lass' becomes 'girl' (lass can mean a young woman).
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'girl'+'i'+'o'='girlio'
'girlio' reversed gives 'OIL-RIG'.

'in' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for oil rig that I've seen before include "Drilling edifice" , "Structure for drilling for viscous liquid" , "What may be boring" , "Fuel well" , "Well drilling plant" .)

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