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One ancient barbarian in a hundred (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hun

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'barbarian in a hundred' is the definition.
'hun' can be an answer for 'barbarian' (I've seen this before). I am not certain of the 'in a hundred' bit.

'one ancient' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'one' could be 'un' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'un' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'h' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for hun that I've seen before include "Ancient invader" , "Warlike nomad" , "Attila was a notorious one" , "One of fourth to fifth century invaders of Europe" , "Eg, Attila" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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