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Particle -- turn one out (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

neutron

'particle' is the definition.
(neutron is a kind of particle)

'turn one out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'turn'+'one'='turnone'
'turnone' with letters rearranged gives 'NEUTRON'.

(Other definitions for neutron that I've seen before include "Subatomic particle with no electric charge" , "one's not charged" , "Particle that decays when released" , "one isn't charged" , "Uncharged atomic particle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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