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Charlie, more fashionable and cheerful (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chipper

'cheerful' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'charlie more fashionable' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'C' (phonetic alphabet).
'more fashionable' becomes 'hipper' (hip can mean fashionable or trendy).
'c'+'hipper'='CHIPPER'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for chipper that I've seen before include "person damaging crockery?" , "Briskly cheerful" , "Smart" , "worker in fast-food outlet?" , "golfer, perhaps?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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