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Suit of iron lifted in scrap (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

befit

'suit' is the definition.
('befit' can be a synonym of 'suit')

'iron lifted in scrap' is the wordplay.
'iron' becomes 'fe' (Fe is the chemical symbol for iron).
'lifted' is a reversal indicator (going up in down clue).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'scrap' becomes 'bit' ('bit' can be a synonym of 'scrap'**).
'fe' in reverse letter order is 'ef'.
'ef' inserted within 'bit' is 'BEFIT'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for befit that I've seen before include "Be appropriate for" , "Become, suit" , "Be right and suitable for" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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