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Has ideas inside privately (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aside

'privately' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'has ideas inside' is the wordplay.
'inside' indicates a hidden word.
'ASIDE' is hidden within 'has ideas'.

(Other definitions for aside that I've seen before include "Words spoken apart in an undertone" , "kept in reserve" , "Out of other people's hearing" , "(Turn) off main path" , "Remark by an actor, directly to audience say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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