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Heard mine - he may have been younger? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pitt

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'he may have been younger?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'heard mine' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'mine' could be 'pit' (down the pit) and 'pit' is present in the answer.
A single letter 't' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for pitt that I've seen before include "old politician" , "One of two Tory prime ministers" , "Youngest-ever British prime minister, d. 1806" , "Old British statesman" , "Elder and Younger PMs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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