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Handouts earl distributes with complete sincerity (5,3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heart and soul

'with complete sincerity' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'handouts earl distributes' is the wordplay.
'distributes' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'distributing' mean this).
'handouts'+'earl'='handoutsearl'
'handoutsearl' is an anagram of 'HEART AND SOUL'.

(Other definitions for heart and soul that I've seen before include "With complete devotion" , "With complete sincerity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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