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Spelling of 'doughnuts'? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tori

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

'spelling of' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'tri' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for tori that I've seen before include "rings" , "doughnuts" , "Large mouldings on columns" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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