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Man from borders in England to be a success (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

edwin

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'man from borders' is the definition.
'edwin' can be an answer for 'man' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'from borders' bit.

'england to be a success' is the wordplay.
'england' becomes 'E' (short for England).
'to be a' becomes 'd' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'success' becomes 'win' (I've seen this in another clue).
'e'+'d'+'win'='EDWIN'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for edwin that I've seen before include "-- Hubble (astronomer)" , "Northumbrian king" , "Man" , "Wined (anag.), man's name" , "Dickens novel 'The Mystery of . . . . . Drood'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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