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Patsy put head in toga's folds (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scapegoat

'patsy' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'head in toga's folds' is the wordplay.
'head' becomes 'cape' (both can mean a piece of land jutting over the sea).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'folds' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'folded' mean this).
'togas' is an anagram of 'sgoat'.
'cape' placed within 'sgoat' is 'SCAPEGOAT'.

'put' is the link.

(Other definitions for scapegoat that I've seen before include "One blamed for another's mistakes" , "Person taking blame for others" , "Aunt Sally" , "Can carrier" , "Lay blame on" .)

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