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Man gains weight (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

winston

'man' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'gains weight' is the wordplay.
'gains' becomes 'wins' (win is a kind of gain).
'weight' becomes 'ton' (ton is a kind of weight).
'wins'+'ton'='WINSTON'

(Other definitions for winston that I've seen before include "Statesman" , "-- Churchill, UK PM" , "war leader" , "11 [LAWMAKER]" , "Prime minister" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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