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Husband material skipped a ceremony, they say (2,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mr right

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'husband material' is the definition.

'skipped a ceremony they say' is the wordplay.
'skipped' becomes 'mr' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'a ceremony' becomes 'rite' (rite is a kind of ceremony).
'they say' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'rite' is a homophone of 'right'.
'mr'+'right'='MR RIGHT'

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(Other definitions for mr right that I've seen before include "Ideal man" , "Woman's ideal partner" , "Perfect man (for someone)" , "Utopian potential husband?" , "Ideal future husband" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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