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Bear sat awkwardly alongside (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abreast

'alongside' is the definition.
(abreast means side by side or at the side of)

'bear sat awkwardly' is the wordplay.
'awkwardly' indicates an anagram.
'bear'+'sat'='bearsat'
'bearsat' is an anagram of 'ABREAST'.

(Other definitions for abreast that I've seen before include "Level or keeping pace with" , "Familiar" , "Alongside one another and facing the same way" , "On a level together" , "to be up to date" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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