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Show sappers some flesh (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reveal

'show' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'sappers some flesh' is the wordplay.
'sappers' becomes 're' (Royal Engineers).
'some flesh' becomes 'veal' (I've seen this before).
're'+'veal'='REVEAL'

(Other definitions for reveal that I've seen before include "Tell the truth" , "window, in part" , "Show, uncover" , "Remove cover to display" , "Make known to others" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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