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Protest about taxes put on oil (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

expostulation

'protest' is the definition.
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'about taxes put on oil' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates anagramming the letters.
'taxes'+'put'+'on'+'oil'='taxesputonoil'
'taxesputonoil' with letters rearranged gives 'EXPOSTULATION'.

(Other definitions for expostulation that I've seen before include "Protestation" , "Expression of strong disagreement" , "Remonstration" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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