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In fact he expected you before (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thee

'you before' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'in fact he expected' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'THEE' can be found hidden inside 'fact he expected'.

(Other definitions for thee that I've seen before include "you many years ago" , "Poetically you" , "Quaker 'you'" , "Archaic form of 'you'" , "'U'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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