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Help idiot first (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

assist

'help' is the definition.
(assisting is a kind of helping)

'idiot first' is the wordplay.
'idiot' becomes 'ass' (I've seen this before).
'first' becomes 'ist'.
'ass'+'ist'='ASSIST'

(Other definitions for assist that I've seen before include "Pass to scorer" , "Help member" , "Be useful to" , "Provide aid, help out" , "Support" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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