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Persuasive county fellow? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cogent

'persuasive' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'county fellow?' is the wordplay.
'county' becomes 'co'.
'fellow?' becomes 'gent' ('gent' can be a synonym of 'fellow'**).
'co'+'gent'='COGENT'

(Other definitions for cogent that I've seen before include "Forceful - persuasive" , "Forceful and to the point" , "Clear, logical and convincing" , "Compelling or convincing" , "Powerful and convincing, argument say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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