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Stunts? Female scoffs (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feats

'stunts?' is the definition.
(stunt is a kind of feat)

'female scoffs' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'scoffs' becomes 'eats' (I've seen this before).
'f'+'eats'='FEATS'

(Other definitions for feats that I've seen before include "Stunts" , "Deeds, exploits" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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