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Real soggy after replacing waterspouts! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gargoyles

'waterspouts' is the definition.
(gargoyles are spouts for water)

'real soggy after replacing' is the wordplay.
'after replacing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'real'+'soggy'='realsoggy'
'realsoggy' is an anagram of 'GARGOYLES'.

(Other definitions for gargoyles that I've seen before include "church drainage system" , "carved figures" , "grotesque carvings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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