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Float past lawman (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bobby

'lawman' is the definition.
(bobby is a kind of lawman)

'float past' is the wordplay.
'float' becomes 'bob' (bob is a kind of float).
'past' becomes 'by' (as in years gone by).
'bob'+'by'='BOBBY'

(Other definitions for bobby that I've seen before include "beat man" , "-- Moore; -- Charlton (footballers)" , "A -dazzler, a -soxer" , "- Moore, World Cup winning captain" , "Rob" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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