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A wise guy alone with a Scotsman (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

solomon

'a wise guy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'alone with a scotsman' is the wordplay.
'alone' becomes 'solo' (as in a musical solo).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'a scotsman' becomes 'mon'.
'solo'+'mon'='SOLOMON'

(Other definitions for solomon that I've seen before include "Biblical wise king" , "wise guy" , "Wise old king of Israel" , "OT king" , "Proverbially wise king" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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