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Underling displaying a lot of leg? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

minion

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

'a lot of leg?' is the wordplay.
'a lot of' becomes 'mini' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'leg?' becomes 'on' (cricket term, fielding positions).
'mini'+'on'='MINION'

'displaying' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for minion that I've seen before include "Servile favourite" , "Servant, favourite" , "Servile underling" , "Flunky" , "Servile dependant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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