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Person to copy European-style bread sandwiches (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

role model

'person to copy' is the definition.
(someone setting an example to be followed)

'european-style bread sandwiches' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'style' becomes 'mode' (synonyms).
'bread' becomes 'roll' (roll is a kind of bread).
'sandwiches' is an insertion indicator (to sandwich is to block something in).
'e'+'mode'='emode'
'emode' put into 'roll' is 'ROLE-MODEL'.

(Other definitions for role model that I've seen before include "good person" , "someone to look up to" , "example for kids" , "someone worthy of imitation" , "exemplary type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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