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Conceit of English turn (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ego

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

'english turn' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'turn' becomes 'go' (a person's move in a board game).
'e'+'go'='EGO'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for ego that I've seen before include "Personal pride" , "(Self-assertive) personality" , "Consciousness" , "Aspect of the personality" , "Self-confidence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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