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The fellow with right awkward clues — a labouring individual (8)

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I believe the answer is:

hercules

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'a labouring individual' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'the fellow with right awkward clues' is the wordplay.
'the fellow' becomes 'he' (pronoun for a man).
'with' indicates putting letters inside.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'awkward' is an anagram indicator.
'clues' with letters rearranged gives 'cules'.
'r' put into 'cules' is 'rcules'.
'he'+'rcules'='HERCULES'

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(Other definitions for hercules that I've seen before include "Strong man of mythology" , "His labours are legendary" , "In Greek myth, a hero noted for great strength and 12 labours" , "A very powerful man" , "Mythical strongman celebrated for his "labours"" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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