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Most hulking of those transporting us to trial (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stoutest

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'most hulking of those' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'transporting us to trial' is the wordplay.
'transporting' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'transported' mean this).
'trial' becomes 'test' (synonyms).
'us'+'to'='usto'
'usto' is an anagram of 'stou'.
'stou'+'test'='STOUTEST'

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(Other definitions for stoutest that I've seen before include "Most sturdy or fattest" , "Most corpulent - or most sturdy" , "Most solidly built or resolute" , "Most strong" , "Most enduring" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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