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Take head off pimple satisfactorily - it's bound to release all that viscous liquid

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oil well

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'bound to release all that viscous liquid' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'take head off pimple satisfactorily' is the wordplay.
'take' becomes 'do' ('To take' a course is 'to do' a course).
'head off' means to remove the first letter.
'pimple' becomes 'il' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'satisfactorily' becomes 'well' ('well' can be a synonym of 'satisfactorily').
'do' with its initial letter taken off is 'o'.
'o'+'il'+'well'='OIL-WELL'

'it's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for oil well that I've seen before include "Whence petroleum is extracted" , "Mineral bore" , "Maintenance advice for metal hinges" , "supporter of black economy?" , "What extracts riches" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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