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Paints ruined silo (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oils

'paints' is the definition.
(oil is a kind of paint)

'ruined silo' is the wordplay.
'ruined' is an anagram indicator.
'silo' is an anagram of 'OILS'.

(Other definitions for oils that I've seen before include "paintings?" , "Reduces friction" , "Soil, oddly, used by painters" , "landscapes, perhaps" , "art exhibits perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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