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See Raab struggling with question put in precarious position? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arabesque

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'in precarious position?' is the definition.
'arabesque' can be an answer for 'position?' (arabesque is a kind of position). I'm not certain of the 'in precarious' bit.

'see raab struggling with question' is the wordplay.
'struggling' is an anagram indicator.
'with' is an insertion indicator.
'question' becomes 'qu'.
'see'+'raab'='seeraab'
'seeraab' is an anagram of 'arabese'.
'arabese' going around 'qu' is 'ARABESQUE'.

'put' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for arabesque that I've seen before include "Short elaborate piece of music from Basque era" , "A square be a ballet movement?" , "Ballet position - sea barque (anag)" , "Posture in ballet" , "Flowing ornamental design" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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