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The facts seem a tad wrong (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

data

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'the facts' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a tad wrong' is the wordplay.
'wrong' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'tad'='atad'
'atad' is an anagram of 'DATA'.

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(Other definitions for data that I've seen before include "Facts given" , "Collected information" , "Collection of items of information" , "Facts and figures as processed by computer" , "Known facts" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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