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Question about rams in pass (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dispute

'question' is the definition.
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'about rams in pass' is the wordplay.
'about' says the letters should be written backwards.
'rams' becomes 'tups' ('tup' can be a synonym of 'ram').
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'pass' becomes 'die' (as in passing away).
'tups' backwards is 'sput'.
'sput' inserted into 'die' is 'DISPUTE'.

(Other definitions for dispute that I've seen before include "Argument, contention" , "Quarrel over rights" , "Altercate" , "Question or deny accuracy or validity" , "conflict" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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