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Ethel Merman's wabbit hunter? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elmer

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'wabbit hunter?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'ethel merman's' is the wordplay.
'ELMER' is hidden in amongst the letters.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for elmer that I've seen before include "____ Rice, US dramatist" , "name" , "- - Gantry (book, film)" , "Man" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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