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The gentleman and I brought her back (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iris

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'her back' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'the gentleman and i' is the wordplay.
'the gentleman' becomes 'ris' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'ris' put after 'i' is 'IRIS'.

'brought' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for iris that I've seen before include "In the middle of which pupil is opening" , "Plant - part of the eye" , "Garden flower - part of eye" , "Ms Murdoch" , "Eye diaphragm" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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