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Well-bred man possibly shocking swimmer (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

genteel

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'well-bred' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'man possibly shocking swimmer' is the wordplay.
'man possibly' becomes 'gent' (gent is a kind of man. I am not sure about the 'possibly' bit.).
'shocking swimmer' becomes 'eel' (I've seen this in another clue).
'gent'+'eel'='GENTEEL'

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(Other definitions for genteel that I've seen before include "Mannerly" , "Terribly polite" , "Affectedly refined and upper-crust" , "Well mannered" , "Polite and well-bred" .)

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