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Assist the fellow with record (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

help

'assist' is the definition.
('help' can be a synonym of 'assist')

'the fellow with record' is the wordplay.
'the fellow' becomes 'he' (I've seen this in other clues).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'record' becomes 'lp' (LP is an example).
'he'+'lp'='HELP'

(Other definitions for help that I've seen before include "Contribute to the success of" , "Beatles' album; assist" , "Be of service" , "Assistance" , "Lend a hand" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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