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Why dodo collapsed in hole (5-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

howdy-do

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'hole' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'why dodo collapsed' is the wordplay.
'collapsed' is an anagram indicator.
'why'+'dodo'='whydodo'
'whydodo' with letters rearranged gives 'HOWDY-DO'.

'in' is the link.

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(Another definition for howdy-do that I've seen is " Troublesome state of affairs".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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