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On tramp, force paperwork (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bumf

'paperwork' is the definition.
(bumf means printed material)

'on tramp force' is the wordplay.
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'tramp' becomes 'bum' (both can mean a homeless person).
'force' becomes 'F' (symbol used in Physics e.g. f=ma).
'bum'+'f' is 'BUMF'.

(Other definitions for bumf that I've seen before include "Junk-mail" , "Too much information!" , "Useless printed documents" , "Printed material" , "official papers?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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