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Cryptic clue man's provided for John Bull's ally? (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

uncle sam

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'for john bull's ally?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'cryptic clue man's' is the wordplay.
'cryptic' is an anagram indicator (a cryptic or obscure order of the letters).
'clue'+'mans'='cluemans'
'cluemans' is an anagram of 'UNCLE SAM'.

'provided' is the link.

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(Other definitions for uncle sam that I've seen before include "Personification of the States" , "Embodiment of the USA" , "Iconic American male relative" , "America as a recruiting officer" , "Iconic male relative of USA" .)

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