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Ace bloke for being representative (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

agent

'representative' is the definition.
(agent is a kind of representative)

'ace bloke' is the wordplay.
'ace' becomes 'a'.
'bloke' becomes 'gent' (I've seen this in other clues).
'a'+'gent'='AGENT'

'for being' is the link.

(Other definitions for agent that I've seen before include "Catalyst" , "One's representative" , "Salesman" , "Business manager" , "Actor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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