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Old-fashioned heir dies (6,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

passes on

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

'old-fashioned heir' is the wordplay.
'old-fashioned' becomes 'passe' (synonyms).
'heir' becomes 'son' (I've seen this before).
'passe'+'son'='PASSES ON'

(Other definitions for passes on that I've seen before include "Dies; transmits" , "graduates" , "Hands to the next person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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