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Seeming ordinary, sober around time (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ostensible

'seeming' is the definition.
('ostensible' can be a synonym of 'seeming')

'ordinary sober around time' is the wordplay.
'ordinary' becomes 'o' (abbreviation e.g. O-Levels).
'sober' becomes 'sensible'.
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'time' becomes 't'.
'sensible' placed around 't' is 'stensible'.
'o'+'stensible'='OSTENSIBLE'

(Other definitions for ostensible that I've seen before include "Apparently true" , "Manifest" , "Supposed" , "Professed" , "Seeming" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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