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Oil patch spread around a sausage (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chipolata

'sausage' is the definition.
(I know that chipolata is a type of sausage)

'oil patch spread around a' is the wordplay.
'spread around' is an anagram indicator.
'oil'+'patch'='oilpatch'
'oilpatch' is an anagram of 'chipolat'.
'chipolat'+'a'='CHIPOLATA'

(Other definitions for chipolata that I've seen before include "Small thin sausage" , "Type of sausage" , "banger" , "Party snack" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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