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After massage, shampoo left in navel? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

omphalos

'navel?' is the definition.
('omphalos' can be a synonym of 'navel')

'after massage shampoo left in' is the wordplay.
'after massage' indicates anagramming the letters.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'shampoo' anagrammed gives 'omphaos'.
'omphaos' going around 'l' is 'OMPHALOS'.

(Another definition for omphalos that I've seen is " Navel".)

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