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It's better coming from him, proverbially (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

improve

'it's better' is the definition.
('improve' can be a synonym of 'better')

'coming from him proverbially' is the wordplay.
'coming from' indicates a hidden word.
'IMPROVE' is hidden within 'him proverbially'.

(Other definitions for improve that I've seen before include "Get or make better" , "Ameliorate" , "Polish" , "pick up" , "Make progress" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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