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Most awkward round cowboy (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gaucho

'cowboy' is the definition.
(gaucho is a kind of cowboy)

'most awkward round' is the wordplay.
'most' means to remove the last letter.
'awkward' becomes 'gauche' (I've seen this before).
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object).
'gauche' with its final letter taken off is 'gauch'.
'gauch'+'o'='GAUCHO'

(Other definitions for gaucho that I've seen before include "Cowboy of Argentine's plains" , "Surprise attacker" , "Ranch hand" , "Horseman of the S American plains" , "A cough (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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