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Swede perhaps getting three points out of five (4)

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I believe the answer is:

sven

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'swede perhaps' is the definition.
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'three points out of five' is the wordplay.
'three points' can mean three substitutions for 'point'.
'point' becomes 's' (South).
'point' becomes 'E' (compass point).
'point' becomes 'n' (North).
'out of' is an insertion indicator (some letters on the outside of others).
'five' becomes 'V' (Roman numeral).
's'+'e'+'n'='sen'
'sen' placed around 'v' is 'SVEN'.

'getting' acts as a link.

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