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Shaver's gone rusty, unfortunately (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

youngster

'shaver's' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'gone rusty unfortunately' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' indicates an anagram (a bad or unfortunate spelling).
'gone'+'rusty'='gonerusty'
'gonerusty' anagrammed gives 'YOUNGSTER'.

(Other definitions for youngster that I've seen before include "Stripling" , "one of tender years" , "One not fully mature" , "Tiddler" , "Rug rat in New York" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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