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Charlie's got the hump - the fathead! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chump

'the fathead' is the definition.
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'charlie's got the hump' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'C' (phonetic alphabet).
'got' says to put letters next to each other.
'c'+'hump'='CHUMP'

(Other definitions for chump that I've seen before include "Fool - sort of chop" , "Dolt" , "Foolish person" , "Blockhead" , "Thick

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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