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Virginia conceals fuel - there it is (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

voila

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'there it is' is the definition.
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'virginia conceals fuel' is the wordplay.
'virginia' becomes 'va' (US state abbreviation).
'conceals' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'fuel' becomes 'oil' (oil is a type of fuel).
'va' enclosing 'oil' is 'VOILA'.

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(Other definitions for voila that I've seen before include "There you go!" , "See there, behold - in France" , "The French see" , "Announcement from French producer" , "See there, howzat - in France" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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