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Run slowly over bit of leg, teasing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

joshing

'teasing' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'run slowly over bit of leg' is the wordplay.
'run slowly' becomes 'jog' (I've seen this before).
'over' indicates putting letters inside.
'bit of leg' becomes 'shin' ('shin' is part of 'leg').
'jog' enclosing 'shin' is 'JOSHING'.

(Another definition for joshing that I've seen is " teasing".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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