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Juan's foul: Ray out for month (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

january

'for month' is the definition.
(January is an example)

'juan's foul ray out' is the wordplay.
'foul' indicates an anagram.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'juan' with letters rearranged gives 'janu'.
'ray' with letters rearranged gives 'ary'.
'janu'+'ary'='JANUARY'

(Another definition for january that I've seen is " First month".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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