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Approaching a fifty majority (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

almost

'approaching' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a fifty majority' is the wordplay.
'fifty' becomes 'L' (Roman numeral).
'majority' becomes 'most' (most of a group).
'a'+'l'+'most'='ALMOST'

(Other definitions for almost that I've seen before include "As good as" , "Not entirely" , "Not totally" , "Virtually" , "Nearly, not quite" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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