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About to brace this to fix it (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

repair

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'this to fix it' is the definition.
'repair' can be an answer for 'to fix' (to fix something is to repair it). I am unsure of the rest of the definition.

'about to brace' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'to brace' becomes 'pair' (a brace is a pair of something).
're'+'pair'='REPAIR'

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(Other definitions for repair that I've seen before include "Mend - go" , "retire" , "Patch up" , "Restore (something) to good condition" , "Once, return" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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