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Mark avoids ruining Bankside pursuit (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

angling

'bankside pursuit' is the definition.
(fishing on the bank of a river)

'mark avoids ruining' is the wordplay.
'mark' becomes 'm'.
'avoids' is a deletion indicator.
'ruining' becomes 'mangling'.
'mangling' with 'm' removed is 'ANGLING'.

(Other definitions for angling that I've seen before include "Indirectly seeking" , "riverside activity?" , "Walton practised it" , "Pointing" , "seeking compliments, perhaps?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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