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Nose endlessly runs with it (4)

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I believe the answer is:

snot

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'nose endlessly runs with it' is the definition.
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'nose endlessly runs with it' is the wordplay.
'endlessly' means to remove the last letter.
'runs' indicates an anagram.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'it' becomes 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis).
'nose' with its last letter removed is 'nos'.
'nos' anagrammed gives 'sno'.
'sno'+'t'='SNOT'

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(Other definitions for snot that I've seen before include "Mucus" , "Contemptible type" , "Dog" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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