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Good sport suppressing a yawn (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gape

'yawn' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'good sport suppressing a' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'sport' becomes 'PE' (physical education).
'suppressing' is an insertion indicator.
'g'+'pe'='gpe'
'gpe' enclosing 'a' is 'GAPE'.

(Other definitions for gape that I've seen before include "Peer" , "Stare with open mouth in wonder" , "watch in wonder" , "Look with mouth wide open" , "Stare at page" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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