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Mum goes to town with him (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mario

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'him' is the definition.

'mum goes to town' is the wordplay.
'mum' becomes 'ma' (ma can mean mother).
'goes to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'town' becomes 'rio' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ma'+'rio'='MARIO'

'with' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for mario that I've seen before include "Lanza" , "-- Puzo, author of The Godfather" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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