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Olga Grey is up the spout (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gargoyle

'the spout' is the definition.
(gargoyle is a kind of spout)

'olga grey is up' is the wordplay.
'is up' indicates an anagram (letters get chucked up).
'olga'+'grey'='olgagrey'
'olgagrey' with letters rearranged gives 'GARGOYLE'.

(Other definitions for gargoyle that I've seen before include "Grotesque face of the gutter" , "Grotesque gutter spout from glory age" , "Ugly cathedral feature" , "Grotesque-looking waterspout" , "Ugly carved figure on a building" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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