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Heart attack may be actually about right (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

infarct

'heart attack' is the definition.
(a heart attack might cause an infarct in the body)

'actually about right' is the wordplay.
'actually' becomes 'in fact' (synonyms).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'infact' enclosing 'r' is 'INFARCT'.

'may be' is the link.

(Another definition for infarct that I've seen is " Dying tissue".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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