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Mice bile concoction for fool (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

imbecile

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

'mice bile concoction' is the wordplay.
'concoction' indicates anagramming the letters.
'mice'+'bile'='micebile'
'micebile' anagrammed gives 'IMBECILE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for imbecile that I've seen before include "Dolt" , "fool" , "Jerk" , "Charlie" , "Sap" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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