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Company, commonly the man's company, right? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

escort

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

'commonly the man's company right?' is the wordplay.
'commonly the man's' becomes 'es' (cockney he's - with a dropped h).
'company' becomes 'co' (abbreviation).
'right?' becomes 'rt'.
'es'+'co'+'rt'='ESCORT'

(Other definitions for escort that I've seen before include "Usher" , "Person who accompanies or guards another" , "Armed guards" , "One who accompanies another" , "Accompany - Ford model" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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