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Curtain level in hole (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

portiere

'curtain' is the definition.
(portiere is a kind of curtain)

'level in hole' is the wordplay.
'level' becomes 'tier' (I've seen this before).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'hole' becomes 'pore' (pore is a kind of hole**).
'tier' going into 'pore' is 'PORTIERE'.

(Another definition for portiere that I've seen is " curtain over door".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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