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The man's a bit of a sophist (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

his

'the man's' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a bit of a sophist' is the wordplay.
'a bit of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (I've seen 'a bit' mean this (the answer is formed by a bit of the clue)).
'HIS' is hidden in the letters of 'sophist'.

(Other definitions for his that I've seen before include "Belonging to that man" , "That man's" , "that chap's" , "To - Coy Mistress (Marvell)" , "It belongs to him" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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