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Thank second person when beginning to make exit (3-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

way-out

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'exit' is the definition.
(I know that exit can be written as way out)

'thank second person when beginning' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'second person' could be 'you' (second person pronoun) and 'you' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'wat' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'to make' is the link.

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(Other definitions for way-out that I've seen before include "Extremely unconventional" , "John --, celebrated cricket commentator" , "Bizarre - exit" , "Exit - eccentric" , "Offbeat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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