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Yielding person's first subject (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pliable

'yielding' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'person's first subject' is the wordplay.
'person's first' becomes 'p' (1st letter of 'person').
'subject' becomes 'liable'.
'p'+'liable'='PLIABLE'

(Other definitions for pliable that I've seen before include "accommodating" , "easily influenced" , "Flexible" , "Ductile" , "Easily bent" .)

I've seen this clue in the Best For Puzzles.
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