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That man consumed by potential wealth in Moby Dick? (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

the whale

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'moby dick?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'that man consumed by potential wealth' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'man' could be 'hale' and 'hale' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'thew' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'in' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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