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He's said to go more than the distance (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

father

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'he's said to go more than the distance' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'he's said to go more' is the wordplay.
'he's said' becomes 'fat' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'go' is a deletion indicator.
'more' becomes 'other' (synonyms).
'other' with 'to' taken out is 'her'.
'fat'+'her'='FATHER'

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(Other definitions for father that I've seen before include "PA" , "Patriarch" , "Old man" , "and 13: Jolly gift-deliverer" , "relation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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