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Something positive about Ben’s element (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sulphur

'element' is the definition.
(sulphur is a kind of element)

'something positive about ben's' is the wordplay.
'something positive' becomes 'plus'.
'about' is a reversal indicator.
'ben' becomes 'hur' (ben hur is a religious drama film).
'plus' reversed gives 'sulp'.
'sulp'+'hur'='SULPHUR'

(Other definitions for sulphur that I've seen before include "Yellow non-metallic element" , "S (chem.)" , "Chemical element" , "Element, atomic no. 16" , "Brimstone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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