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Make golf pin bend in golf hole (6)

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I believe the answer is:

dogleg

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'golf hole' is the definition.
(I know that dogleg is a type of golf hole)

'make golf pin' is the wordplay.
'make' becomes 'do' (do can mean to make or prepare).
'golf' becomes 'g' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'pin' becomes 'leg' (pins is slang for legs).
'do'+'g'+'leg'='DOGLEG'

'bend in' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for dogleg that I've seen before include "Crook" , "part of golf course?" , "Hole with a bend in the fairway (golf)" , "A sharp bend of canine analogy" , "(In golf) an angle in the fairway" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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