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Knock down a bloke (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fella

'bloke' is the definition.
(non-standard spelling of 'fellow')

'knock down a' is the wordplay.
'knock down' becomes 'fell' (I've seen this before).
'fell'+'a'='FELLA'

(Other definitions for fella that I've seen before include "Bloke" , "Chap" , "Guy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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