Kid a fellow a hundred per cent (5)

I believe the answer is:

total

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'a hundred per cent' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'kid a fellow' is the wordplay.
'kid' becomes 'tot' (tot is a kind of kid).
'a fellow' becomes 'al' (man's name).
'tot'+'al'='TOTAL'

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(Other definitions for total that I've seen before include "Utter" , "Completely destroy" , "It might be grand" , "Final tally" , "Count" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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