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Again, she's a thousand to one! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mimi

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'again she's a thousand to one' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'she's a thousand to one' is the wordplay.
'she' becomes 'mi' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a thousand' becomes 'M' (Roman numeral for a thousand).
'to one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'mi'+'m'+'i'='MIMI'

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(Other definitions for mimi that I've seen before include "La Boheme character (whose tiny hand is frozen)" , "showgirl" , "Puccini's seamstress" , "Starving character of "La Boheme"" , "I'm upset twice by the operatic girl" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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