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Stick with end of twisted line coming through? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

candle

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'stick with end of twisted line coming through?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'stick with end of twisted line coming through?' is the wordplay.
'stick' becomes 'cane' (cane is a kind of stick).
'with' indicates putting letters inside.
'end of' indicates one should take the final letters.
'line' becomes 'l' (used when specifying particular lines from a poem).
'coming through?' is an insertion indicator.
The final letter of 'twisted' is 'd'.
'cane' going around 'd' is 'cande'.
'cande' going around 'l' is 'CANDLE'.

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(Other definitions for candle that I've seen before include "Wax or tallow light" , "See 8" , "Lanced (anag)" , "Wax light source" , "may be too expensive for game" .)

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