Overhang

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loom

'overhang' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for loom that I've seen before include "Weaving machine to appear indistinctly" , "Impend, threaten" , "Appear dimly; be imminent" , "'Appear as a vague form, perhaps threatening (4)'" , "menacing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The New York Times.

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