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New leg added to stump (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nonplus

'stump' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'new leg added' is the wordplay.
'new' becomes 'n'.
'leg' becomes 'on' (cricket term, fielding positions).
'added' becomes 'plus' (I've seen this before).
'n'+'on'+'plus'='NONPLUS'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nonplus that I've seen before include "Perplex, confound" , "State of confusion" , "'Disconcert, puzzle (7)'" , "nothing if not negative?" , "Utterly confuse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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