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General outranking everybody? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overall

'general' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'outranking everybody?' is the wordplay.
'outranking' becomes 'over' (I've seen this in another clue).
'everybody?' becomes 'all' (all people).
'over'+'all'='OVERALL'

(Other definitions for overall that I've seen before include "On the whole - protective garment" , "In total" , "All round" , "generally speaking" , "Inclusive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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