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King George I stops for dying subject? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

goner

'dying subject?' is the definition.

'king george i stops' is the wordplay.
'king george' becomes 'gr' (Georgius Rex).
'i' becomes 'one' ('one' can be a synonym of 'i').
'stops' means one lot of letters goes inside another (to stop can mean to block a gap).
'gr' going around 'one' is 'GONER'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for goner that I've seen before include "One past helping" , "Person beyond saving" , "One beyond help" , "A has-been in distress" , "Someone beyond help" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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