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Six against one, humbled ultimately by head's clarity (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vividness

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'six against one humbled ultimately' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'by head's clarity' is the wordplay.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'head' becomes 'ness' (type of geographical point).
'clarity' becomes 'vivid' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ness' after 'vivid' is 'VIVIDNESS'.

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(Other definitions for vividness that I've seen before include "Intense depth (of colour)" , "Intense brightness" .)

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