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Wet ring perhaps left to dry (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

towel

'dry' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'wet ring perhaps left' is the wordplay.
'ring' becomes 'O' (letter resembling a ring).
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'wet'+'o'='weto'
'weto' with letters rearranged gives 'towe'.
'towe'+'l'='TOWEL'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for towel that I've seen before include "what sweater needs?" , "Dryer" , "Drier" , "This could dry up" , "Bathroom cloth" .)

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