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What's in roe? See answer (3)

Ross

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ova

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'what's in roe? see answer' is the definition.
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'what's in roe? see answer' is the wordplay.
'what's in' says to take the centre.
'see' becomes 'v' (short for 'vide', Latin meaning 'see elsewhere').
'answer' becomes 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A).
The centre of 'roe' is 'o'.
'o'+'v'+'a'='OVA'

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(Other definitions for ova that I've seen before include "Latin egg-cells" , "Prerequisite for procreation" , "Female egg-cells" , "Likely end for Russian Fed cup players" , "Female reproductive cells" .)

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