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African on CBS rubbished English philosopher (7,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

francis bacon

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'english philosopher' is the definition.
'Francis Bacon' can be an answer for 'philosopher' (Francis Bacon is an example). I am not certain of the 'english' bit.

'african on cbs rubbished' is the wordplay.
'rubbished' indicates an anagram.
'african'+'on'+'cbs'='africanoncbs'
'africanoncbs' anagrammed gives 'FRANCIS BACON'.

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(Other definitions for francis bacon that I've seen before include "English philosopher, d. 1626 - Dublin-born painter, d. 1992" , "Statesman and philosopher, 1561-1626 - painter, 1909-92" , "Renaissance man" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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