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Brown shirt on suspect fit (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tantrum

'fit' is the definition.
(I know that fit can be written as tantrum)

'brown shirt on suspect' is the wordplay.
'brown' becomes 'tan' (tan is a kind of brown).
'shirt' becomes 't' (as in a T-shirt).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'suspect' becomes 'rum' (I've seen this in other clues).
'tan'+'t'+'rum'='TANTRUM'

(Other definitions for tantrum that I've seen before include "Display of bad temper" , "Childish angry outburst" , "Childish outbreak of temper" , "Spoilt brat's fit" , "Hissy fit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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