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Bearing one in pieces (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mien

'bearing' is the definition.
('mien' can be a synonym of 'bearing')

'one in pieces' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'pieces' becomes 'men' ('man' can be a synonym of 'piece').
'i' going into 'men' is 'MIEN'.

(Other definitions for mien that I've seen before include "Bearing, demeanour" , "A face like mine" , "person's look" , "aspect" , "Personal bearing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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