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Bachelor wearing smart watch chain (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

albert

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'watch chain' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bachelor wearing smart' is the wordplay.
'bachelor' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. BA=Bachelor of Arts).
'wearing' is an insertion indicator.
'smart' becomes 'alert' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'b' going within 'alert' is 'ALBERT'.

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(Other definitions for albert that I've seen before include "Queen Victoria's consort or Mr Reynolds, ex-taoiseach" , "M [MUSEUM] with 18 [VICTORIA]" , "Kind of watch chain" , "Prince with 24" , "German prince" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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