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See Government file that’s coarse (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grasp

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'see' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'government file that's coarse' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'government' could be 'g' (abbreviation for government) and 'g' is found in the answer.
'file' could be 'rasp' (rasp is a kind of file) and 'rasp' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for grasp that I've seen before include "Clutch" , "Take hold of firmly" , "Understand; hold tight" , "Appreciation" , "Support; rugby player" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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