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Equestrian male carried by roan he's broken? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

horseman

'equestrian' is the definition.
('horseman' can be a synonym of 'equestrian')

'male carried by roan he's broken?' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'carried by' is an insertion indicator.
'broken?' indicates an anagram.
'roan'+'hes'='roanhes'
'roanhes' with letters rearranged gives 'horsean'.
'm' put into 'horsean' is 'HORSEMAN'.

(Other definitions for horseman that I've seen before include "mounted rider" , "(Skilled) rider" , "Equestrian" , "Jockey" , "Male rider" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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