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Allow Henry in terminal (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lethal

'terminal' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'allow henry' is the wordplay.
'allow' becomes 'let' ('let' can be a synonym of 'allow').
'henry' becomes 'hal'.
'let'+'hal'='LETHAL'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for lethal that I've seen before include "Terminal" , "Killing" , "Noxious" , "Liable to cause death" , "bringing about the end?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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