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Ask celebrity nut about comforter (8,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

security blanket

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'comforter' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'ask celebrity nut about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'ask'+'celebrity'+'nut'='askcelebritynut'
'askcelebritynut' anagrammed gives 'SECURITY BLANKET'.

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(Other definitions for security blanket that I've seen before include "information blackout" , "comforter for child" , "could relieve child's anxiety" , "comforting to the young?" , "child's favourite recourse" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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