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Attitude about right for thread (6)

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I believe the answer is:

strand

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'thread' is the definition.
(strand of material)

'attitude about right for' is the wordplay.
'attitude' becomes 'stand' (stand is a kind of attitude).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'right for' becomes 'r' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'stand' going around 'r' is 'STRAND'.

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(Other definitions for strand that I've seen before include "Run aground, beach" , "Maroon - thread" , "Leave helpless - single thread" , "Yarn - thread" , "Drive aground on shore" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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