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Rough idea about a dismissed cable (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outline

'rough idea' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a dismissed cable' is the wordplay.
'a dismissed' becomes 'out' (dismissed in cricket).
'cable' becomes 'line' (synonyms).
'out'+'line'='OUTLINE'

'about' is the link.

(Other definitions for outline that I've seen before include "Sketch, skeleton" , "Possibly tracing" , "(Make a) sketch" , "(Give) schematic account" , "Sketch or contour" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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