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We sold out of pegs (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dowels

'pegs' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'we sold out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'we'+'sold'='wesold'
'wesold' is an anagram of 'DOWELS'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for dowels that I've seen before include "Fasteners inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces to hold them together" , "Pegs for holding components together" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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