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By all means, dump yes-man from The Globe (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ball

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'yes-man from the globe' is the definition.
'ball' can be an answer for 'globe' ('ball' can be a synonym of 'globe'). I'm not certain of the 'yes-man from the' bit.

'by all means dump' is the wordplay.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'means dump' becomes 'b' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'all' after 'b' is 'BALL'.

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(Other definitions for ball that I've seen before include "Old song: 'After the .... was over'" , "All-round" , "Perhaps a bouncer < 's clog" , "Sphere - dance" , "Social function for dancing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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