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Maybe phrase looks wrong on page (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

perhaps

'maybe' is the definition.
('perhaps' can be a synonym of 'maybe')

'phrase looks wrong on page' is the wordplay.
'looks wrong' is an anagram indicator.
'on' is an insertion indicator (as in clothing \'on\' a person).
'page' becomes 'p'.
'phrase' is an anagram of 'perhas'.
'perhas' going around 'p' is 'PERHAPS'.

(Other definitions for perhaps that I've seen before include "say" , "Possibly but not certainly" , "Could be, maybe" , "It may be" , "Not necessarily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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