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The idea that beef's about a pound (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

belief

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'the idea' is the definition.
(belief is a kind of idea)

'beef's about a pound' is the wordplay.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'a pound' becomes 'li' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'beef' enclosing 'li' is 'BELIEF'.

'that' is the link.

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(Other definitions for belief that I've seen before include "Trust, faith (6)" , "Faith, credence" , "Principle accepted without proof" , "Conviction, faith" , "Tenet, creed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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