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I get into the bath perhaps as a matter of routine (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

habit

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'routine' is the definition.
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'i get into the bath perhaps' is the wordplay.
'get into' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'bath' with letters rearranged gives 'habt'.
'i' put into 'habt' is 'HABIT'.

'as a matter of' is the link.
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(Other definitions for habit that I've seen before include "What might one have a regular tendency to" , "Usual practice; garment" , "bent" , "Custom; riding dress" , "It's second nature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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