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Observe friend returning some computers (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laptops

'some computers' is the definition.
(laptop is a kind of computer)

'observe friend returning' is the wordplay.
'observe' becomes 'spot' (I've seen this before).
'friend' becomes 'pal' (pal is a kind of friend).
'returning' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'spot'+'pal'='spotpal'
'spotpal' written backwards gives 'LAPTOPS'.

(Other definitions for laptops that I've seen before include "PCs" , "more than one PC" , "Portable computers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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