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Teach unit about being genuine (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

authentic

'being genuine' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'teach unit about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates anagramming the letters.
'teach'+'unit'='teachunit'
'teachunit' anagrammed gives 'AUTHENTIC'.

(Other definitions for authentic that I've seen before include "trustworthy" , "24 [LEGIT]" , "reliable" , "Ian, the cut is genuine" , "Real, genuine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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