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Well has slippery moss on edge (8,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

goodness me

'well' is the definition.
(I know that well can be written as goodness me)

'slippery moss on edge' is the wordplay.
'slippery' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'moss'+'on'+'edge'='mossonedge'
'mossonedge' with letters rearranged gives 'GOODNESS ME'.

'has' acts as a link.

(Another definition for goodness me that I've seen is " Well, well!".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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