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Stole cab around blockage (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

obstacle

'blockage' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'stole cab around' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates anagramming the letters.
'stole'+'cab'='stolecab'
'stolecab' with letters rearranged gives 'OBSTACLE'.

(Other definitions for obstacle that I've seen before include "It obstructs or hinders" , "The problem" , "Thing that obstructs progress" , "A spanner in the works?" , "Block to progress" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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