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Unusual 'Toughie' word describing unknown folk singer (5,7)

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I believe the answer is:

woody guthrie

'folk singer' is the definition.

'unusual toughie word describing unknown' is the wordplay.
'unusual' indicates an anagram.
'describing' means one lot of letters goes inside another (describe can mean to form the outline of).
'unknown' becomes 'y' (algebra).
'toughie'+'word'='toughieword'
'toughieword' is an anagram of 'woodguthrie'.
'woodguthrie' placed around 'y' is 'WOODY GUTHRIE'.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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