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He's not out of US Cabinet (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scab

'he's not out' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'of us cabinet' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'SCAB' is hidden in the letters of 'us cabinet'.

(Other definitions for scab that I've seen before include "He's not out" , "evidence of recent injury" , "he refuses to come out" , "Blackleg - sign of injury" , "sign of wound healing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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