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How to cryptically represent ET? (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

doctor who

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'cryptically represent et?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'how to' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'how' is 'who' which is within the answer.
'to' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for doctor who that I've seen before include "Cybermen's foe" , "TV show" , "BBC TV series" , "Programme" , "Gallifreyan time lord" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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