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Spy sabre, exotic, for witness? (6-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

passer-by

'witness?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'spy sabre exotic' is the subsidiary indication.
'exotic' indicates an anagram.
'spy'+'sabre'='spysabre'
'spysabre' anagrammed gives 'passerby'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for passer-by that I've seen before include "One happening past" , "One walking near" , "Person who happens to be going past" , "Witness" , "Spectator not stopping?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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