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Great admirer I finish with in due course (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idolater

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

'i finish with in due course' is the wordplay.
'finish' becomes 'do'.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'in due course' becomes 'later' (I've seen this before).
'i'+'do'+'later'='IDOLATER'

(Other definitions for idolater that I've seen before include "Strong admirer" , "great admirer" , "devoted fan" , "Huge admirer" , "One admires" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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