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Fanatic of foul tradition (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ultra

'fanatic' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'of foul tradition' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'ULTRA' is hidden in the letters of 'foul tradition'.

(Other definitions for ultra that I've seen before include "Extremely; an extremist" , "(One who is) extreme (in eg political opinion)" , "Prefix meaning beyond or extremely" , "(As prefix) beyond or extreme" , "Over the top" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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