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Count ushered off (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

addled

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

'count ushered' is the wordplay.
'count' becomes 'add' (adding is a kind of counting).
'ushered' becomes 'led' (to usher someone is to lead them somewhere).
'add'+'led'='ADDLED'

(Other definitions for addled that I've seen before include "Befuddled" , "Perplexed -- rotten" , "spoiled" , "Scatterbrained like bad egg" , "Confused like infertile egg" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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