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Bravo! In attack Caesar's killing time with male attendant (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bridesmaid

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'attendant' is the definition.
(I know that bridesmaid is a type of attendant)

'bravo in attack caesar's killing time with male' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'bravo' could be 'b' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'b' is located in the answer.
'time' could be 'ides' and 'ides' is found within the answer.
'male' could be 'm' (common abbreviation) and 'm' is found in the answer.
'attack' could be 'raid' (raid is a kind of attack) and 'raid' is found in the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for bridesmaid that I've seen before include "match participant" , "one's holding up train perhaps" , "Attendant at wedding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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