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Saw Miro as drunk round pub (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aphorism

'saw' is the definition.
(saw can mean a proverb or saying)

'miro as drunk round pub' is the wordplay.
'drunk' indicates anagramming the letters.
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'pub' becomes 'ph' (public house).
'miro'+'as'='miroas'
'miroas' is an anagram of 'aorism'.
'aorism' enclosing 'ph' is 'APHORISM'.

(Other definitions for aphorism that I've seen before include "One could briefly say this" , "Maxim, short wise saying" , "Adage" , "Terse saying" , "Saw" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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