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Chief's armpit not fresh (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

important

'chief's' is the definition.
('important' can be similar in meaning to 'chief')

'armpit not fresh' is the wordplay.
'fresh' indicates an anagram.
'armpit'+'not'='armpitnot'
'armpitnot' anagrammed gives 'IMPORTANT'.

(Other definitions for important that I've seen before include "Main" , "Of significance or value" , "Leading" , "A priority" , "Crucial" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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