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Cool stick for striking admirers (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fan club

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'striking admirers' is the definition.
'fan club' can be an answer for 'admirers' (I have seen 'Fervent admirers' mean 'fan club' so perhaps 'admirers' could also mean 'fan club'). I'm not sure about the 'striking' bit.

'cool stick' is the wordplay.
'cool' becomes 'fan' (I've seen this before).
'stick' becomes 'club' (club is a kind of stick).
'fan'+'club'='FAN CLUB'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for fan club that I've seen before include "Admiration society" , "Band of followers" , "Organised supporters' group" , "Admiring band" , "Keep place of entertainment cool" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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