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Stand about on street (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rest

'stand' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'on street' is the wordplay.
'on' becomes 're' ('on' can be mean 'with reference to').
'street' becomes 'st'.
're'+'st'='REST'

'about' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for rest that I've seen before include "Lie down" , "idle" , "'''God ... ye, merry gentlemen'' (carol) (4)'" , "lean" , "Repose, others" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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