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Had he the right to do wrong? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rod

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'had he' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'right to do wrong?' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'wrong?' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'wronged' mean this).
'do' is an anagram of 'od'.
'r'+'od'='ROD'

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for rod that I've seen before include "Long, straight stick" , "Little boy" , "Stick, symbol of punishment" , "Fishing pole" , "Cane used for flogging" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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