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Bachelor, fairly flabby, like a cartoon colonel? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blimpish

'like a cartoon colonel?' is the definition.
(reference to the character Colonel Blimp)

'bachelor fairly flabby' is the wordplay.
'bachelor' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. BA=Bachelor of Arts).
'fairly flabby' becomes 'limpish'.
'b'+'limpish'='BLIMPISH'

(Other definitions for blimpish that I've seen before include "reactionary" , "(0f a elderly person) with incurably pompous and conservative views" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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