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Silly sort bearing crown (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

airhead

'silly sort' is the definition.
(silly or stupid person)

'bearing crown' is the wordplay.
'bearing' becomes 'air' (I've seen this before).
'crown' becomes 'head'.
'air'+'head'='AIRHEAD'

(Other definitions for airhead that I've seen before include "Vacuous person" , "Stupid person" , "Silly" , "Numbskull" , "clot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Sun.
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