Crossword Genius

Simpleton’s one point taking one in (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idiot

'simpleton's' is the definition.
(idiot is a kind of simpleton)

'one point taking one in' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'point' becomes 'dot' ('dot' can be a synonym of 'point'**).
'taking' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'i'+'dot'='idot'
'idot' going around 'i' is 'IDIOT'.

(Other definitions for idiot that I've seen before include "Twit" , "Steal small amount" , "Dostoevsky hero" , "Dipstick" , "Silly ass" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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