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Hefty type of cable split across diameter (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bold face

'hefty type' is the definition.

'of cable split across diameter' is the wordplay.
'split' indicates anagramming the letters.
'across' indicates putting letters inside.
'diameter' becomes 'd' (mathematics).
'of'+'cable'='ofcable'
'ofcable' is an anagram of 'bolface'.
'bolface' enclosing 'd' is 'BOLD FACE'.

(Other definitions for bold face that I've seen before include "impudence?" , "Printing type with thick, heavy lines" , "Weight of type" , "Thick characters" , "one defiantly puts on" .)

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