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Laugh about gutless Trump getting in a stew (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hotpot

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

'laugh about gutless trump getting in' is the wordplay.
'laugh about' becomes 'hoot' (hoot can mean to dismiss or spurn with laughter).
'gutless' suggests removing the centre.
'getting in' indicates putting letters inside.
'trump' with its centre taken out is 'tp'.
'hoot' going around 'tp' is 'HOTPOT'.

(Other definitions for hotpot that I've seen before include "course" , "Lancashire casserole of meat and potatoes" , "(Lancashire) stew" , "Stew of meat and sliced potatoes" , "Lancashire meat dish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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