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Distance round middle's roughly right (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

girth

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

'middle's roughly right' is the wordplay.
'right' can be anagrammed to 'GIRTH'.
However, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for girth that I've seen before include "Right (anag.)" , "Perimeter" , "all the way round" , "Distance around, often of the tummy" , "A band passing under horse's belly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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