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One's away east, been all over the place (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

absentee

'one's away' is the definition.
(a person who is away)

'east been all over the place' is the wordplay.
'all over the place' indicates anagramming the letters.
'east'+'been'='eastbeen'
'eastbeen' with letters rearranged gives 'ABSENTEE'.

(Other definitions for absentee that I've seen before include "Person who should be present but isn't" , "One who should be but isn't present" , "One failing to attend" , "to prompt a hearty increase in affection!" , "to be called in? No!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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