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Spill e.g. a toilet's contents in a smooth flow (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

legato

'a smooth flow' is the definition.
(musical term)

'spill e g a toilet's contents in' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'LEGATO' can be found hidden inside 'spill e g a toilets contents'.

(Other definitions for legato that I've seen before include "with smooth execution" , "Smoothly-flowing" , "scored smoothly" , "play on without pause" , "Musically smooth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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