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He sounds competent (4)

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I believe the answer is:

abel

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'he' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for abel that I've seen before include "Gardener's son" , "Eve's son" , "fellow killed by brother" , "Name" , "One man was murdered" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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