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Reportedly correct ceremony (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rite

'ceremony' is the definition.
(rite is a kind of ceremony)

'reportedly correct' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'correct' becomes 'right' (right can mean correct).
'right' sounds like 'RITE'.

(Other definitions for rite that I've seen before include "Uncomplaining person" , "Established religious ceremony" , "Religious ritual" , "Solemn ceremony" , "something like mass" .)

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