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Meet right partner (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rally

'meet' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'right partner' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'partner' becomes 'ally' (an ally is an associate or supporter).
'r'+'ally'='RALLY'

(Other definitions for rally that I've seen before include "Recover; car race" , "Regain health" , "Recover; mass meeting" , "Motor sport event" , "Assemble - recover" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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