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Decent swapping parts for someone else (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

per pro

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'decent swapping parts' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'someone else' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'someone' could be 'pro' (pro is a kind of someone) and 'pro' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'per' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for per pro that I've seen before include "How one signs for another" , "'pp' (signature) in full" , "By proxy" , "Abbreviation used signing a letter for another" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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