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Apparel lackey brought up, enthrals visitor (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caller

'visitor' is the definition.
(caller is a kind of visitor)

'apparel lackey brought up enthrals' is the wordplay.
'enthrals' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (hidden letters are captured or enthralled).
'brought up' is a reversal indicator (in a down clue, letters go up).
'rellac' is hidden within 'apparel lackey'.
'rellac' backwards is 'CALLER'.

(Other definitions for caller that I've seen before include "Visitor" , "One paying a brief visit" , "One visits" , "Someone phoning" , "Person on the line" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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