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Posh fellows in crime, packing (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stuffing

'packing' is the definition.
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'posh fellows in crime' is the wordplay.
'posh' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for upper-class - opposite to non-u).
'fellows' becomes 'ff'.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'crime' becomes 'sting' (sting is a kind of crime**).
'u'+'ff'='uff'
'uff' placed inside 'sting' is 'STUFFING'.

(Other definitions for stuffing that I've seen before include "[TRIMMING]" , "See 1" , "good beating" , "Turkey filling" , "Forcemeat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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