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Measure that is of help to a sportsman (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gillie

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'measure that is of help to a sportsman' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'measure that is' is the wordplay.
'measure' becomes 'gill' (gill is a kind of measure).
'that is' becomes 'ie' (abbreviation for id est, 'that is' in Latin).
'gill'+'ie'='GILLIE'

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(Other definitions for gillie that I've seen before include "Hunter's aide" , "guide for anglers" , "Attendant on a Scottish hunting, shooting or fishing trip" , "Assistant to an angler" , "Scottish attendant to hunter or fisherman" .)

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