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Make a stink about showbiz magazine's twaddle (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hokum

'twaddle' is the definition.
(I know that twaddle can be written as hokum)

'make a stink about showbiz magazine's' is the wordplay.
'make a stink' becomes 'hum' (hum can mean to smell).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'showbiz magazine' becomes 'OK' (OK! is a celebrity magazine).
'hum' going around 'ok' is 'HOKUM'.

(Other definitions for hokum that I've seen before include "Nonsense (colloq.)" , "Rubbish" , "Bunk" , "Sentimental stuff in play or film, nonsense" , "Be extremely good (at activity)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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