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One we get to deploy around start of brawl? (2-7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

go-between

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'one we get to deploy around start of brawl?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'one we get to deploy around start of brawl?' is the wordplay.
'to deploy' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'deployed' mean this).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'start of' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'brawl' is 'b'.
'one'+'we'+'get'='oneweget'
'oneweget' anagrammed gives 'goetween'.
'goetween' placed around 'b' is 'GO-BETWEEN'.

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(Other definitions for go-between that I've seen before include "Runner" , "Intermediary" , "One who acts as messenger or negotiator" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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