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Sign half-redacted page with half-cut minister? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gemini

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'sign half' is the definition.
'Gemini' can be an answer for 'sign' (Gemini is a star sign). I am not sure about the 'half' bit.

'redacted page with half-cut minister?' is the wordplay.
'redacted page with' becomes 'ge' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'half cut' means to take half the letters.
'minister' with half the letters taken is 'mini'.
'ge'+'mini'='GEMINI'

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(Other definitions for gemini that I've seen before include "Heavenly sign of the Twins" , "Sign of the Twins ( 6)" , "May person" , "lot of stars" , "Castor and Pollux constellation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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