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Audibly resembling fool about to get fake tan (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

assonant

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'audibly resembling' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'fool about to get fake tan' is the wordplay.
'fool' becomes 'ass' (both can mean a stupid person).
'about to get' becomes 'on' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'fake' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'tan' with letters rearranged gives 'ant'.
'ass'+'on'+'ant'='ASSONANT'

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(Other definitions for assonant that I've seen before include "Corresponding" , "Like mauve and taupe" , "Having similar sounds" , "describing courage with carriage" , "having correspondence" .)

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