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Male entering nicks parts for furniture (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

armrests

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'male entering nicks parts for furniture' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'male entering nicks parts' is the wordplay.
'male entering nicks' becomes 'arm' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'parts' becomes 'rests' (rest is a kind of part).
'arm'+'rests'='ARMRESTS'

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(Other definitions for armrests that I've seen before include "Side parts of a chair" , "supports" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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