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One-one will suit him (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ian

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'will suit him' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'one-one' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'one' becomes 'an' (I've seen this in other clues).
'i'+'an'='IAN'

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(Other definitions for ian that I've seen before include "The familar Dr Paisley" , "... Fleming, author of the Bond books" , "Scottish John" , "Scottish man's name" , "- McEwan, Eng. writer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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