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Wall hanging records touchdown? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tapestry

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'wall hanging' is the definition.
(I know that tapestry is a type of wall hanging)

'records touchdown?' is the wordplay.
'records' becomes 'tapes' (taping is a kind of recording).
'touchdown?' becomes 'try' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'tapes'+'try'='TAPESTRY'

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(Other definitions for tapestry that I've seen before include "As pretty as woven material with design" , "decoration" , "Party set (anag)" , "Heavy ornamental fabric" , "a picture on the wall" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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