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Down-and-out, one omitted from file (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dosser

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'down-and-out' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
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'one omitted from file' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'omitted from' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'file' becomes 'dossier' (both can mean a collection of information).
'dossier' with 'i' removed is 'DOSSER'.

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(Other definitions for dosser that I've seen before include "Idler, layabout" , "Homeless person" , "Someone in cheap lodgings" , "Idle person" , "Lazy person who does nothing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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