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Scope to jog over cell (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elbow room

'scope' is the definition.

'jog over cell' is the wordplay.
'jog' becomes 'elbow'.
'over' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'cell' becomes 'room'.
'elbow'+'room'='ELBOW-ROOM'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for elbow room that I've seen before include "find adequate space to work in" , "Space to move" , "play" , "sufficient space" , "adequate working area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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