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At his wits' end, a chap looks happy! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smiles

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'looks happy' is the definition.
(someone smiles when they are happy)

'at his wits' end a chap' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'chap' could be 'miles' and 'miles' is present in the answer.
A single letter 's' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for smiles that I've seen before include "Shows signs of pleasure or amusement" , "Gives visible sign of pleasure" , "Beams, grins" , "Looks happy" , "Facial expressions showing pleasure" .)

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