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From Doha, the eccentric, rash person (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hothead

'rash person' is the definition.
(hothead can mean a rash or impetuous person)

'from doha the' is the wordplay.
'from' is an anagram indicator (the anagram comes from the same letters).
'doha'+'the'='dohathe'
'dohathe' with letters rearranged gives 'HOTHEAD'.

'eccentric' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may belong to another bit of the clue.

(Other definitions for hothead that I've seen before include "Fiery character" , "Impetuous irresponsible person" , "An impetuous person with warm cranium" , "Daredevil" , "Madcap" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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