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Proper tune I chat about (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

authentic

'proper' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'tune i chat about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'tune'+'i'+'chat'='tuneichat'
'tuneichat' with letters rearranged gives 'AUTHENTIC'.

(Other definitions for authentic that I've seen before include "Genuine, not a copy" , "reliable" , "Ian, the cut is genuine" , "Real, genuine" , "24 [LEGIT]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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