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Fine golf article (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thing

'article' is the definition.
(both can mean an object)

'fine golf' is the wordplay.
'fine' becomes 'thin' (similar in meaning).
'golf' becomes 'g' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'thin'+'g'='THING'

(Other definitions for thing that I've seen before include "Body" , "Unspecified object" , "Individual object" , "Night (anag)" , "Individual unit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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