"on one's ones" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on one's ones, {{en-PP}} on one's ones
  1. (slang, MLE) on one's own Tags: Multicultural-London-English, slang
    Sense id: en-on_one's_ones-en-prep_phrase-pMnYBohB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Multicultural London English

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          "ref": "2020, Arlo Parks (lyrics and music), “Hurt”",
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