Crossword Genius

Leaves or eats the bit on the outside (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beats it

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

'eats the bit on the outside' is the wordplay.
'on the outside' is an insertion indicator.
'eats' placed into 'bit' is 'BEATS IT'.

'or' acts as a link.

(Another definition for beats it that I've seen is " Leaves".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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