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Executed many a person (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

done

'executed' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)

'many a person' is the wordplay.
'many' becomes 'd'.
'a person' becomes 'one' (**).
'd'+'one'='DONE'

(Other definitions for done that I've seen before include "This sort of thing is socially acceptable" , "Swindled" , "Tricked" , "Performed" , "Finished like node" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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