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A figure fancier and strangely tailored (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idolater

'a figure fancier' is the definition.
(someone who worships an idol or figure)

'strangely tailored' is the wordplay.
'strangely' indicates an anagram.
'tailored' is an anagram of 'IDOLATER'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for idolater that I've seen before include "great admirer" , "Huge admirer" , "Besotted admirer" , "devoted fan" , "One admires" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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