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Devotee regularly in cult (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nut

'devotee' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'regularly in cult' is the wordplay.
'regularly' means one should take alternating letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'in'+'cult'='incult'
The alternate letters of 'incult' are 'NUT'.

(Other definitions for nut that I've seen before include "Somebody obsessed" , "Bolt's partner" , "Hazel; beech" , "Fanatical enthusiast" , "Brazil, for instance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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