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Be prominent and covered in fat? (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stand out

'be prominent' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'and covered in fat?' is the wordplay.
'covered in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'fat?' becomes 'stout' (similar in meaning).
'and' going into 'stout' is 'STAND OUT'.

(Other definitions for stand out that I've seen before include "Refuse to agree - project" , "Be proud" , "Catch the eye" , "Be conspicuous, or persist in demands" , "Don't agree to - project" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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