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He may be about right (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

marty

'he' is the definition.

'may be about right' is the wordplay.
'be about' is an insertion indicator.
'right' becomes 'rt' (abbreviation as in Rt Hon- the Right Honourable).
'may' going around 'rt' is 'MARTY'.

(Another definition for marty that I've seen is " My art (anag) - 1955 film".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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