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Pastime by shore involved toy (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hobbyhorse

'pastime' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'by shore involved toy' is the wordplay.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'involved' indicates an anagram (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'toy' becomes 'hobby' (hobby is a kind of toy).
'shore' anagrammed gives 'horse'.
'horse' after 'hobby' is 'HOBBYHORSE'.

(Other definitions for hobbyhorse that I've seen before include "Toy" , "plaything" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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