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Out of the way of hyenas, ideally (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aside

'out of the way' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'of hyenas ideally' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'ASIDE' is hidden within 'hyenas ideally'.

(Other definitions for aside that I've seen before include "Actor's remark for the audience alone" , "(Pushed) out of the way" , "In reserve; actor's remark to audience" , "Quiet words spoken" , "Line spoken to theatre audience" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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