Crossword Genius

Dope having returned from Belfast? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

info

'dope' is the definition.
(dope can informally mean information)

'returned from belfast?' is the wordplay.
'returned' is a reversal indicator.
'from' becomes 'of' (of can mean from or belonging to).
'belfast?' becomes 'NI' (Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland).
'of'+'ni'='ofni'
'ofni' reversed gives 'INFO'.

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for info that I've seen before include "Gen (colloq.)" , "Facts; knowledge gained" , "News" , "Facts (abbr)" , "Knowledge (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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