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The principal can make a good man turn pale (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

staple

'the principal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'make a good man turn pale' is the wordplay.
'make' is an anagram indicator.
'a good man' becomes 's'.
'turn' becomes 't' (abbreviation in Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations).
's'+'t'+'pale'='stpale'
'stpale' is an anagram of 'STAPLE'.

'can' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for staple that I've seen before include "Principle - metal fastener" , "Clip" , "Basic element" , "Main - way to fasten paper" , "e.g. rice, sweetcorn ..." .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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