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Putting gift outside large door - finally giving hint (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

glimmer

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(thesaurus)

'putting gift outside large door finally' is the wordplay.
'putting gift' becomes 'gimme' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'outside' indicates putting letters inside (some letters go outside others).
'large' becomes 'L' (eg in clothes sizes).
'finally' indicates one should take the final letters.
The last letter of 'door' is 'r'.
'gimme' going around 'l' is 'glimme'.
'glimme'+'r'='GLIMMER'

'giving' is the link.

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(Other definitions for glimmer that I've seen before include "Flicker" , "Small bit of light" , "Faint sign" , "Faint glow" , "Shine faintly with a wavering light" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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