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Pole about to live, right? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caber

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'pole' is the definition.
(I know that caber is a type of pole)

'to live right?' is the wordplay.
'to' becomes 'ca' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'live' becomes 'be' (synonyms).
'right?' becomes 'R' (common abbreviation).
'ca'+'be'+'r'='CABER'

'about' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for caber that I've seen before include "The Scots throw it in sport - brace yourself" , "Scottish projectile" , "Tree trunk for tossing" , "Pole tossed in Highland games" , "Pole hurled in Highland Games" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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