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The same woman, teetotal, with ring (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ditto

'the same' is the definition.
(ditto means the same as previously mentioned)

'woman teetotal with ring' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'di' (short for Diana).
'teetotal' becomes 'tt' (abbreviation).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'ring' becomes 'O' (letter resembling a ring).
'di'+'tt'+'o'='DITTO'

(Other definitions for ditto that I've seen before include "Notation meaning the same again" , "Mark used to indicate repetition" , "Same again, indicated by two dots" , "As per previous" , "Repeat the word(s) above" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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