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Seat of unusual charm and appearance (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

armchair

'seat' is the definition.
(armchair is a kind of seat)

'unusual charm and appearance' is the wordplay.
'unusual' indicates an anagram.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'appearance' becomes 'air' (both can mean an impression or character).
'charm' anagrammed gives 'armch'.
'armch'+'air'='ARMCHAIR'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for armchair that I've seen before include "It's comfortable to sit in" , "Amateur" , "Roomy seat" , "Place for critic" , "Seat with side supports" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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