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With opening try, man’s totally committed (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wholehearted

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'committed' is the definition.
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'with opening try man's totally' is the wordplay.
'with' becomes 'w' (short for with).
'opening' becomes 'hole' (hole is a kind of opening).
'try man's totally' becomes 'hearted' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'w'+'hole'+'hearted'='WHOLEHEARTED'

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(Other definitions for wholehearted that I've seen before include "Completely sincere and committed" , "Unqualified" , "Zealous and sincere" , "Unreserved - affectionate" , "With enthusiastic devotion" .)

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