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Pirate's prop to fix on stage? (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peg leg

'pirate's prop' is the definition.
(pirates are often shown with wooden legs)

'fix on stage?' is the wordplay.
'fix' becomes 'peg' (to fix or attach with a peg).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'stage?' becomes 'leg' (a leg is a stage of a competition).
'peg'+'leg'='PEG-LEG'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for peg leg that I've seen before include "Person with a wooden limb" , "Informally, an artificial lower limb" , "Artificial limb (usually of wood)" , "Silver piece's replacement" , "(Person with) artificial limb" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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