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Right do well after Surrey's opener dropped (6)

Ross

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proper

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'right' is the definition.
('proper' can be similar in meaning to 'right')

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(Other definitions for proper that I've seen before include "Correct, decent" , "Genuine; correct" , "Real; genuine" , "Seemly" , "Conventional" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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