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He's slow, sounds dull and fat! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dullard

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'fat' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'he's slow sounds dull' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'slow' could be 'dull' (synonyms) and 'dull' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ard' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for dullard that I've seen before include "simpleton" , "Slow or stupid person" , "Boring type" , "Dope" , "Stupid fellow" .)

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