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Some depression to get around (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

about

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'around' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'some depression to' is the wordplay.
'some' means to look at the middle letters.
'depression' becomes 'sag' (sag is a kind of depression).
'to' becomes 'bout' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The middle of 'sag' is 'a'.
'a'+'bout'='ABOUT'

'get' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for about that I've seen before include "Concerned with" , "In the area of or in relation to" , "On the topic of" , "Nearly" , "nearby" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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