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The all-in total (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tally

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'the all-in total' is the definition.
'tally' can be an answer for 'total' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'the all-in' bit.

'all-in total' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'total' becomes 'ty' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'all' put into 'ty' is 'TALLY'.

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(Other definitions for tally that I've seen before include "Match - score" , "List" , "Current score; agree" , "Record; agree" , "Mark" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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