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Even BB King goes to Switzerland to view flipping energy of The Boss (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

big cheese

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'the boss' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'even bb king goes to switzerland' is the wordplay.
'even' indicates alternate letters (even-numbered letters are used).
'goes to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'switzerland' becomes 'cheese' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'bb'+'king'='bbking'
The alternating letters of 'bbking' are 'big'.
'big'+'cheese'='BIG CHEESE'

'to view flipping energy of' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for big cheese that I've seen before include "Notable" , "VIP" , "Important person (slang)" , "Mousetrap attraction!" , "Large cake of Cheshire, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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