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Mine is somehow topical (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coalpit

'mine' is the definition.
(coalpit is a kind of mine)

'somehow topical' is the wordplay.
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'topical' is an anagram of 'COALPIT'.

'is' is the link.

(Another definition for coalpit that I've seen is " mine".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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