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Well, I’m polite? (8,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gracious me

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'well i'm' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'polite?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'polite?' could be 'gracious' (similar in meaning) and 'gracious' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'me' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for gracious me that I've seen before include "Gordon Bennett" , "Mamma Mia!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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