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Slight suspicion about entering sauna, say? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

breath

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'sauna say?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

'slight suspicion about entering' is the wordplay.
'slight suspicion' becomes 'bath' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'about' becomes 're' (common abbreviation for 'with reference to').
'entering' indicates putting letters inside.
'bath' going around 're' is 'BREATH'.

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(Other definitions for breath that I've seen before include "An inhalation and exhalation" , "It is drawn all the time" , "Air in an out of the lungs" , "Respiration" , "Slight breeze; life" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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