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Ponder something of conundrum in a text (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ruminate

'ponder' is the definition.
(I know that ponder can be written as ruminate)

'something of conundrum in a text' is the wordplay.
'something of' says the answer is hidden in the clue (I've seen 'something' mean this (I've seen this in other clues)).
'RUMINATE' is hidden within 'conundrum in a text'.

(Other definitions for ruminate that I've seen before include "Meditate, or chew the cud" , "Think deeply" , "'Reflect deeply, chew the cud (8)'" , "Think over - as cows do?" , "deliberate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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