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In public, footballer Brooking is recalled right away (5)

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I believe the answer is:

overt

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'in public' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'footballer brooking is recalled right away' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'right' could be 'rt' and 'rt' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for overt that I've seen before include "Obvious, patent" , "Open and candid" , "totally visible" , "Open and unconcealed" , "Patent, evident" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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