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One’s belt is loose, it’s alleged (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ostensible

'alleged' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'one's belt is loose' is the wordplay.
'loose' indicates anagramming the letters (letters are loosened from their original positions).
'ones'+'belt'+'is'='onesbeltis'
'onesbeltis' with letters rearranged gives 'OSTENSIBLE'.

'it's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ostensible that I've seen before include "Supposed" , "Manifest" , "Seeming" , "Apparently true" , "Apparent" .)

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