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Right, has he used same old material again? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rehash

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'right has he used same old material again?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'right has he used' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'used' indicates anagramming the letters.
'has'+'he'='hashe'
'hashe' with letters rearranged gives 'ehash'.
'r'+'ehash'='REHASH'

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(Other definitions for rehash that I've seen before include "Use old material in a new form" , "Makeover" , "Re-use old material with little or no change" , "Present again with just the odd change" , "Serve up old ideas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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