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Some men, possibly worn out, get fame (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

renown

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'fame' is the definition.
(I know that fame can be written as renown)

'some men possibly worn out get' is the wordplay.
'some' says to take the centre.
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'out' indicates putting letters inside.
'get' becomes 'n' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
The central letter of 'men' is 'e'.
'worn' with letters rearranged gives 'rnow'.
'e' inserted inside 'rnow' is 'renow'.
'renow'+'n'='RENOWN'

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(Other definitions for renown that I've seen before include "Fame, respect" , "Fame and distinction" , "Fame and eminence" , "Celebrity, fame" , "Fame and public acclamation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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