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Butt of jokes seems too generic in part (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stooge

'butt of jokes' is the definition.
(a stooge is the butt or victim of a joke)

'seems too generic in part' is the wordplay.
'in part' indicates a hidden word.
'STOOGE' is hidden in the letters of 'seems too generic'.

(Other definitions for stooge that I've seen before include "Fall guy" , "Butt of a comic's jokes" , "lackey" , "Yes-man" , "A comedian's assistant, butt of his jokes" .)

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