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Docker who has dieted? (10)

Ross

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lighterman

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'docker who has dieted?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for lighterman that I've seen before include "Worker on river" , "Dock worker" .)

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