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Mind film losing Oscar to remake ultimately (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

psyche

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'mind' is the definition.
(I know that mind can be written as psyche)

'film losing oscar to remake ultimately' is the wordplay.
'film' becomes 'Psycho' (Alfred Hitchcock film).
'losing' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'oscar' becomes 'O' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'to remake ultimately' becomes 'e' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'psycho' with 'o' removed is 'psych'.
'psych'+'e'='PSYCHE'

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(Other definitions for psyche that I've seen before include "The beloved of Eros" , "Human soul or spirit" , "Core of one's personality" , "Human faculty for thought - Cupid's lover" , "The mind or Cupid's lover" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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