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Machine on which to get weaving! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loom

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'machine' is the definition.
(loom is a kind of machine)

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(Other definitions for loom that I've seen before include "Weaving frame - seem ominously close" , "Come into view" , "Menace - weaving device" , "Of future event, seem ominously close" , "Hang menacingly (over)" .)

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