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Jockey let teeth rot: exactly! (2,3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

to the letter

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

'jockey let teeth rot' is the wordplay.
'jockey' is an anagram indicator (the letters scramble or jockey around).
'let'+'teeth'+'rot'='letteethrot'
'letteethrot' anagrammed gives 'TO THE LETTER'.

(Other definitions for to the letter that I've seen before include "Adhering to strict detail" , "From the tenant, presumably" , "giving every detail" , "Exactly" , "Following every detail" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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