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Understand everything about wise guy (4-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

know-all

'wise guy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'understand everything' is the wordplay.
'understand' becomes 'know' (I've seen this before).
'everything' becomes 'all' (all things).
'know'+'all'='KNOW-ALL'

'about' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for know-all that I've seen before include "Smart alec" , "Smarty-pants" , "Wise guy" , "One who thinks they have all the answers" , "Self-styled polymath" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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