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Spy bumping off a bloke (4)

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I believe the answer is:

gent

'bloke' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)

'spy bumping off a' is the wordplay.
'spy' becomes 'agent' (I've seen this before).
'bumping off' is a deletion indicator.
'agent' with 'a' removed is 'GENT'.

(Other definitions for gent that I've seen before include "bloke" , "Informal and short man" , "Refined man (colloquial)" , "Chap, fellow" , "Man of good standing (informal)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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