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Second time Everyman will crop selfie, ghastly imagery (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

still lifes

'imagery' is the definition.

'second time everyman will crop selfie ghastly' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'everyman will' becomes 'I'll' (where the crossword setter is 'Everyman').
'crop' means to remove the last letter.
'ghastly' indicates anagramming the letters (a ghastly spelling of the words).
'selfie' with its last letter taken off is 'selfi'.
'selfi' with letters rearranged gives 'lifes'.
's'+'t'+'ill'+'lifes'='STILL-LIFES'

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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