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Notice the hole and fuss… (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ado

'fuss' is the definition.
('ado' can be a synonym of 'fuss')

'notice the hole' is the wordplay.
'notice' becomes 'ad'.
'the hole' becomes 'o'.
'ad'+'o'='ADO'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ado that I've seen before include "stir" , "Busy activity, trouble" , "Goings-on" , "excitement" , "Fuss, trouble" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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