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Young camper in pants nothing but cosy (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

boy scout

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'young camper' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'pants nothing but cosy' is the wordplay.
'pants' is an anagram indicator (UK informal term for 'nonsense' or 'rubbish').
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'o'+'but'+'cosy'='obutcosy'
'obutcosy' is an anagram of 'BOY SCOUT'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for boy scout that I've seen before include "could be going on sixteen [JAMBOREE]" , "Jamboree attendee?" , "Baden-Powell follower" , "Member of international youth organisation" , "Woggle-wearing dibber and dobber!" .)

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