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Pier collapsing - 50 in danger (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peril

'in danger' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'pier collapsing 50' is the wordplay.
'collapsing' indicates an anagram.
'50' becomes 'l' (roman numeral).
'pier' anagrammed gives 'peri'.
'peri'+'l'='PERIL'

(Other definitions for peril that I've seen before include "Immediate danger" , "Quest" , "risk" , "Danger, hazard" , "Danger of serious kind" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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