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Thick cord official discovered (4)

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rope

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'thick cord' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for rope that I've seen before include "Give a man enough . . . . and he'll hang himself" , "Stranded fastener" , "String of pearls, say" , "Guy" , "murder weapon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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