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Leaves female goalie in bits (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

foliage

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

'female goalie in bits' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'female' could be 'f' (common abbreviation) and 'f' is found within the answer.
an anagram of 'goalie' is 'oliage' which is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for foliage that I've seen before include "Green leaves" , "Leaves of tree or plant" , "Cluster of leaves" , "Mass of leaves" , "Greenery, leaves of trees or plants" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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