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Moving staircase ruining earl's coat (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

escalator

'moving staircase' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'ruining earl's coat' is the wordplay.
'ruining' indicates an anagram.
'earls'+'coat'='earlscoat'
'earlscoat' is an anagram of 'ESCALATOR'.

(Other definitions for escalator that I've seen before include "financial clause" , "Mechanised staircase" , "nonstop flight" , "Carol eats (anag.)" , "it moves up and down" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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