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.... even though Pacino wager about Indian Head? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

albeit

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

'pacino wager about indian head?' is the wordplay.
'pacino' becomes 'al' (Al Pacino).
'wager' becomes 'bet' (synonyms).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'head?' says to take the initial letters (I've seen 'heading' mean this (head could mean the top letter)).
The initial letter of 'indian' is 'i'.
'bet' placed around 'i' is 'beit'.
'al'+'beit'='ALBEIT'

(Other definitions for albeit that I've seen before include "Although, nevertheless" , "Although, inasmuch as" , "Even though" , "In spite of the fact that" , "Although, despite" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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