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Toy hens turn out to be best policy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

honesty

'to be best policy' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'toy hens turn' is the wordplay.
'turn' indicates an anagram.
'toy'+'hens'='toyhens'
'toyhens' is an anagram of 'HONESTY'.

'out' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for honesty that I've seen before include "Fairness" , "Plant; sincerity" , "that's easily cultivated" , "Probity; plant" , "A virtue" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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