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Question one about name obliquely (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

askance

'obliquely' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'question one about name' is the wordplay.
'question' becomes 'ask'.
'one' becomes 'ace' ('ace' can be a synonym of 'one'**).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'ace' enclosing 'n' is 'ance'.
'ask'+'ance'='ASKANCE'

(Other definitions for askance that I've seen before include "With suspicion or disapproval" , "Distrustfully" , "Look thus to convey disapproval or distrust" , "Sidelong, look say" , "(Consider) with suspicion - sideways" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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