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Object used by golfer in dentition? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

teething

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'dentition?' is the definition.
(I know that dentition can be written as teething)

'object used by golfer' is the wordplay.
'object' becomes 'thing' (an object is a thing or item).
'used by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'golfer' becomes 'tee' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'thing' after 'tee' is 'TEETHING'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for teething that I've seen before include "It'd painful for baby" , "The process is painful for babies" , "Occasion of initial troubles" , "- Troubles occur in the early stages of a project" , "problem in infancy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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