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Weight of a saintly individual? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stone

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'weight' is the definition.
(stone is a kind of weight)

'a saintly individual?' is the wordplay.
'a saintly' becomes 'st' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'individual?' becomes 'one' (an individual is one person).
'st'+'one'='STONE'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for stone that I've seen before include "Rock; fruit seed" , "See 19" , "Rock; cherry seed" , "See 1" , "Piece of rock - weight" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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