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No-one takes part in offensive (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

noisome

'offensive' is the definition.
(I know that offensive can be written as noisome)

'no-one takes part' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'takes' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'part' becomes 'some' (I've seen this before).
'no'+'i'+'some'='NOISOME'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for noisome that I've seen before include "Harmful - offensive" , "Foul; putrid" , "Foul-smelling, noxious" , "Offensive, noxious" , "Smelling bad" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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