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There are various things he can make a meal of (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

miller

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'there are various things he can make a meal of' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'he can make a meal of' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'he' could be 'mill' and 'mill' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'er' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for miller that I've seen before include "Producer of flour" , "[PILGRIM in the CANTERBURY TALES]" , "US playwright who married Marilyn Monroe, d.2005" , "Arthur -, Death of a Salesman author" , "he had a tale to tell!)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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