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Spectacles leg, rotten, twisted (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lorgnette

'spectacles' is the definition.
(lorgnette is a kind of spectacles)

'leg rotten twisted' is the wordplay.
'twisted' indicates anagramming the letters.
'leg'+'rotten'='legrotten'
'legrotten' is an anagram of 'LORGNETTE'.

(Other definitions for lorgnette that I've seen before include "Eyeglasses on a stick" , "Eyeglass on a stick" , "Eyeglasses with a long handle" , "Pair of spectacles on ling handle" , "Pair of glasses with a side handle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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