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Read The Last of the Mohicans, possibly (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scan

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'read' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'last of the mohicans possibly' is the wordplay.
'last of' indicates one should take the final letters.
'possibly' becomes 'can' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
The last letter of 'mohicans' is 's'.
's'+'can'='SCAN'

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for scan that I've seen before include "Look over (in order to copy?)" , "at one's feet?" , "MRI or CAT say" , "Medical procedure" , "Survey - fit in metrically" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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