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Sign off after concealed beatings (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hidings

'beatings' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'sign off after concealed' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'concealed' becomes 'hid' (I've seen this before**).
'sign' is an anagram of 'ings'.
'ings' put after 'hid' is 'HIDINGS'.

(Other definitions for hidings that I've seen before include "Beatings" , "concealed?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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