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Person of vital force (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alf

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'person' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'of vital force' is the wordplay.
'of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ALF' can be found hidden inside 'vital force'.

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(Other definitions for alf that I've seen before include "Garnett or Ramsey?" , "- Ramsey, England manager in nineteen sixty six" , "See man" , "Chap" , "Great king briefly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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