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He's dead keen (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

david

'he's' is the definition.

'dead keen' is the wordplay.
'dead' becomes 'd'.
'keen' becomes 'avid' (I've seen this in other clues).
'd'+'avid'='DAVID'

(Other definitions for david that I've seen before include "friend of Jonathan's?" , "Israeli king" , "Hebrew king" , "Camp" , "- Copperfield (Dickens)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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