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Is he a bit dangerous? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dan

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'is he' is the definition.

'a bit dangerous?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for dan that I've seen before include "Skill level in judo" , "Level of proficiency in Japanese combative sport" , "-- Dare, comic hero" , "Tribe" , "An expert in throws" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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