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Pin dubious statement on bias (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skewer

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'pin' is the definition.
(skewering is a kind of pinning)

'dubious statement on bias' is the wordplay.
'dubious statement' becomes 'er' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'bias' becomes 'skew' (synonyms).
'er' after 'skew' is 'SKEWER'.

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(Other definitions for skewer that I've seen before include "Kebab-securer" , "The heart of kebab" , "Metal pin for cooking" , "Pin holding the roast together" , "Long pin for holding meat during roasting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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