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Hold-up man in downbeat LA suburb (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

atlas

'hold-up man' is the definition.
(Greek mythology - he held up the world)

'in downbeat la suburb' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'ATLAS' is hidden within 'downbeat la suburb'.

(Other definitions for atlas that I've seen before include "Titan who bore the sky on his shoulders" , "Holder of world" , "Sort of book" , "African mountain range" , "The first cervical vertebra" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Sun.
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