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Select short page for groom (5)

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primp

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'groom' is the definition.
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'select short page for' is the wordplay.
'select' becomes 'prime' ('prime' can be a synonym of 'select').
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'page for' becomes 'p' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'prime' with its final letter removed is 'prim'.
'prim'+'p'='PRIMP'

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(Other definitions for primp that I've seen before include "Make minor changes to one's appearance" , "brush?" , "Smarten up" , "Make minor adjustments to one's appearance" , "Groom oneself elaborately" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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