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Nippers in peril playing close to roads (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pliers

'nippers' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'peril playing close to roads' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'close to' suggests the final letters (the close/ending of).
The last letter of 'roads' is 's'.
'peril' anagrammed gives 'plier'.
'plier'+'s'='PLIERS'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pliers that I've seen before include "Nippers" , "Tool with jaws for gripping small objects" , "Gripping tool with two serrated jaws" , "Workmen's tools" , "Small tool for gripping things" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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