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I do various moves holding power weights (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

avoirdupois

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'i do various moves holding power weights' is the definition.
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'i do various moves holding power' is the wordplay.
'moves' indicates anagramming the letters.
'holding' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'power' becomes 'p'.
'i'+'do'+'various'='idovarious'
'idovarious' is an anagram of 'avoirduois'.
'avoirduois' placed around 'p' is 'AVOIRDUPOIS'.

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(Other definitions for avoirdupois that I've seen before include "Non-metric system of weights" , "sort of weight" , "Pounds/ounces system of weights" , "Imperial system of weights - unwanted fat" .)

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