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Get on a bit maybe (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

obtain

'get' is the definition.
(I know that get can be written as obtain)

'on a bit maybe' is the wordplay.
'maybe' indicates an anagram.
'on'+'a'+'bit'='onabit'
'onabit' with letters rearranged gives 'OBTAIN'.

(Other definitions for obtain that I've seen before include "Get or receive" , "Come into possession of" , "Hold good" , "Gain possession of" , "Take possession of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent, The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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