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It might help with a break in Adriatic resort around November (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

splint

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'it might help with a break' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'adriatic resort around november' is the wordplay.
'adriatic resort' becomes 'split' (Croatian city).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'november' becomes 'N' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'split' going around 'n' is 'SPLINT'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for splint that I've seen before include "Bone setting support" , "Thin sliver of wood" , "Rigid material used to secure broken bone" , "Orthopaedic device for immobilising part of the body" , "strip of wood" .)

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