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Outlaw about to shout down a primate (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baboon

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'a primate' is the definition.
(I know that baboon is a type of Old World monkey)

'outlaw about to shout down' is the wordplay.
'outlaw' becomes 'ban' (banning is a kind of outlawing).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'to shout down' becomes 'boo' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ban' placed around 'boo' is 'BABOON'.

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(Other definitions for baboon that I've seen before include "Uncouth type" , "Stupid person" , "animal" , "clumsy uncouth person" , "wild swinger?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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