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Everybody on the tee is of fine stature (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tall

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'tee is of fine stature' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'everybody on the' is the wordplay.
'everybody' becomes 'all' (all people).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'all' put after 't' is 'TALL'.

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(Other definitions for tall that I've seen before include "Towering" , "Lofty; unlikely" , "Remarkable" , "that's hard to swallow" , "Like giants" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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