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The downright unwarranted part (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arrant

'the downright' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'unwarranted part' is the wordplay.
'part' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'ARRANT' can be found hidden inside 'unwarranted'.

(Other definitions for arrant that I've seen before include "Out-and-out - rat ran (anag)" , "Extreme and utter, as nonsense may be" , "Downright - notorious" , "'Complete, stark (6)'" , "Downright, out and out like nonsense" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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