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Judge hopes to reform this man (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

joseph

'this man' is the definition.

'judge hopes to reform' is the wordplay.
'judge' becomes 'j' (abbreviation for judge).
'to reform' indicates an anagram (letters in a new form).
'hopes' with letters rearranged gives 'oseph'.
'j'+'oseph'='JOSEPH'

(Other definitions for joseph that I've seen before include "Lloyd Webber musical hero" , "Biblical character with amazing dreamcoat on stage" , "Biblical dreamcoat wearer" , "subject of musical" , "Name" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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