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Fit lattice work around hotel (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

athletic

'fit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'lattice work around hotel' is the wordplay.
'work' indicates anagramming the letters.
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'lattice' is an anagram of 'atletic'.
'atletic' placed around 'h' is 'ATHLETIC'.

(Other definitions for athletic that I've seen before include "Strong and active, good at sports" , "Powerful" , "Wigan, for example" , "Vigorously active" , "Strong and vigorous" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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