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Stuck in part if I cement craft (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

artifice

'craft' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'stuck in part if i cement' is the wordplay.
'stuck in' indicates a hidden word.
'ARTIFICE' can be found hidden inside 'part if i cement'.

(Other definitions for artifice that I've seen before include "Ingenious stratagem" , "Crafty deception or stratagem" , "Clever contrivance" , "Contrivance, trickery" , "BRICK/TRICK" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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