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Musician — one deliberately getting the count wrong? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fiddler

This clue is a double definition.

'musician' is the first definition.
(fiddler can informally mean a violinist)

'one deliberately getting the count wrong?' is the second definition.
(someone fiddling with or manipulating a count)

(Other definitions for fiddler that I've seen before include "Violinist (informal)" , "Musician (on the roof)?" , "Violinist - swindler - type of crab" , "Type of crab; one on the Roof" , "foundd on the roof?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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