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Leeds game? Time for one with most minutes under his belt (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eldest

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'one with most minutes under his belt' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'leeds game? time' is the wordplay.
'game?' indicates an anagram (solving anagrams is a game).
'time' becomes 't'.
'leeds' anagrammed gives 'eldes'.
'eldes'+'t'='ELDEST'

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(Other definitions for eldest that I've seen before include "Most advanced in age, led set (anag.)" , "First in the order of birth" , "most early in origin" , "heir?" , "Such as Cain, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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