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Wicked spinner with Kent is still upset by cut (15)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rumpelstiltskin

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'wicked spinner' is the definition.
'rumpelstiltskin' can be an answer for 'spinner' (I have seen 'Legendary spinner' mean 'rumpelstiltskin' so perhaps 'spinner' could also mean 'rumpelstiltskin'). I am not certain of the 'wicked' bit.

'kent is still upset by cut' is the wordplay.
'upset' is an anagram indicator.
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'cut' becomes 'rump' (rump is a kind of cut).
'kent'+'is'+'still'='kentisstill'
'kentisstill' anagrammed gives 'elstiltskin'.
'elstiltskin' after 'rump' is 'RUMPELSTILTSKIN'.

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for rumpelstiltskin that I've seen before include "Mischief-maker" , "Fairytale character (Grimm)" , "mischievous rascal" , "Character from fairy tale" , "wee chap" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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