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Twist, say, for rising dynasty (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orphan

'twist say' is the definition.
(I know that Oliver Twist is a orphan)

'for rising dynasty' is the wordplay.
'for' becomes 'pro' (as in being 'pro' something).
'rising' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'dynasty' becomes 'han' (I've seen this before).
'pro' back-to-front is 'orp'.
'orp'+'han'='ORPHAN'

(Other definitions for orphan that I've seen before include "One without mother or father" , "Child without parent" , "Child left" , "Child without parents" , "Oliver?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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