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Link that is attached to end of text (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tie

'link' is the definition.
(I know that link can be written as tie)

'that is attached to end of text' is the wordplay.
'that is' becomes 'ie' (abbreviation for id est, 'that is' in Latin).
'attached to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'end of' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'text' is 't'.
'ie' after 't' is 'TIE'.

(Other definitions for tie that I've seen before include "garb" , "item round neck" , "Finish level" , "Fasten a parcel" , "Draw for neckware" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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