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Put right - a slipping bandage? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

redress

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'put right' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a slipping bandage?' is the wordplay.
'a slipping' becomes 're' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'bandage?' becomes 'dress' (bandaging is a kind of dressing).
're'+'dress'='REDRESS'

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(Other definitions for redress that I've seen before include "Compensate" , "set straight again" , "set things right" , "Get back into gear" , "Set right - compensation" .)

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