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Bobby's letter to the aforesaid robber (6)

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I believe the answer is:

robert

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'aforesaid robber' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'bobby's letter to the' is the wordplay.
'bobby's' becomes 'robe' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'letter' becomes 'r'.
'to the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'robe'+'r'+'t'='ROBERT'

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(Other definitions for robert that I've seen before include "Founder of London's police force" , "-- the Bruce" , "- Browning, Eng. poet" , "See 22" , "- Edward Lee, US Confederate general" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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