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Playboy model -- not a woman but ... (3-5-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

man-about-town

'playboy' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'model not a woman but' is the wordplay.
'model' is an anagram indicator.
'not'+'a'+'woman'+'but'='notawomanbut'
'notawomanbut' with letters rearranged gives 'MAN-ABOUT-TOWN'.

(Other definitions for man-about-town that I've seen before include "He's fashionable and sophisticated" , "Sophisticated socialite" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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