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Golfer upset about bad take (7)

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snaffle

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'take' is the definition.
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'golfer upset about bad' is the wordplay.
'golfer' becomes 'els' (Ernie Els - former number one professional golfer).
'upset' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'bad' becomes 'naff' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'els' reversed gives 'sle'.
'sle' placed around 'naff' is 'SNAFFLE'.

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(Other definitions for snaffle that I've seen before include "Kind of bit - take without permission" , "Appropriate" , "A bit; filch" , "Horse's bit" , "Capture" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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