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Guy more than once needing to make a dash for it, reportedly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tease

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

'more than once needing to make a dash for it reportedly' is the wordplay.
'more than once needing to make a dash for it' becomes 'Ts' (T is a dash in Morse code).
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'ts' is a homophone of 'TEASE'.

(Other definitions for tease that I've seen before include "Comb to remove tangles and open out the fibres" , "Rib, wind up" , "Vex" , "Torment, tantalise" , "Banter, make gentle fun of" .)

I've seen this clue in the Independent.
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