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Monitor display with the whole thesis? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wallpaper

'monitor display' is the definition.
(display for a computer wallpaper)

'with the whole thesis?' is the wordplay.
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'the whole' becomes 'all' (I have seen 'The whole ' mean 'all' so perhaps 'whole' could also mean 'all').
'thesis?' becomes 'paper' (thesis is an academic paper).
'w'+'all'+'paper'='WALLPAPER'

(Other definitions for wallpaper that I've seen before include "Pasted covering" , "Mural decoration" , "Bland and unoriginal stuff - for decorating" , "Screen background" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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