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Butterfly buff's catalogue record set by exotic peridot (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lepidopterist

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'butterfly buff's catalogue record set by exotic' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'peridot' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'peridot' is 'idopter' which is located in the answer.
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(Other definitions for lepidopterist that I've seen before include "one with commas to check?" , "Butterfly expert" , "One who studies butterflies and moths" , "Student of moths and butterflies" , "Butterfly enthusiast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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