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Western hero with a rope's in need of refreshment (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

horse opera

'western' is the definition.
('horse opera' can be a synonym of 'western')

'hero with a rope's in need of refreshment' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'in need of refreshment' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'ropes'='aropes'
'hero' after 'aropes' is 'aropeshero'.
'aropeshero' anagrammed gives 'HORSE OPERA'.

(Another definition for horse opera that I've seen is " Western".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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