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Hear bet is off and get some air (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

breathe

'some air' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'hear bet is off' is the wordplay.
'is off' is an anagram indicator.
'hear'+'bet'='hearbet'
'hearbet' anagrammed gives 'BREATHE'.

'and get' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for breathe that I've seen before include "Inhale and exhale" , "Inspire and expire air" , "Tell" , "Express" , "eg Inhale" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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