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Tango's rejected by toy boy (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eddy

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

'tango's rejected by toy' is the wordplay.
'tango' becomes 't' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'rejected by' suggests deleting specific letters.
'toy' becomes 'teddy' (teddy is a kind of toy).
'teddy' with 't' taken out is 'EDDY'.

(Other definitions for eddy that I've seen before include "A small whirl of water" , "Miniature whirlpool" , "movement going round in circles" , "Man" , "current running back" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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