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Light rubber and aluminium device extending PC performance (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aladdin

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

'aluminium device extending pc performance' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'aluminium' could be 'al' (Al is the chemical symbol for aluminium) and 'al' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'addin' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for aladdin that I've seen before include "Pantomime character with wonderful lamp" , "Lad with a lamp" , "Common panto title" , "Fictional owner of a magic lamp" , "Pantomime boy with magic lamp" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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