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Character cuts more out (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

customer

'character' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'cuts more out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'cuts'+'more'='cutsmore'
'cutsmore' anagrammed gives 'CUSTOMER'.

(Other definitions for customer that I've seen before include "Shop client" , "Shopper (or now rail passenger!)" , "Person buying" , "Someone shopping" , "Buyer of goods or services" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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