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Wide orifice, gross (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

whole

'gross' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'wide orifice' is the wordplay.
'wide' becomes 'w' (abbreviation e.g. in cricket).
'orifice' becomes 'hole' (I've seen this in another clue).
'w'+'hole'='WHOLE'

(Other definitions for whole that I've seen before include "In entirety" , "Total" , "Complete, containing all the parts" , "All the components" , "Entire, undivided" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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