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Dim British king (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blear

'dim' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'british king' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in BBC).
'king' becomes 'lear' (King Lear).
'b'+'lear'='BLEAR'

(Other definitions for blear that I've seen before include "Blur" , "Make (the eyes) dim" , "Baler (anag.)" , "Watery, blurred" , "Indistinct" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer and The Telegraph.
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