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Club’s founder has single out: a slow burner! (8)

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I believe the answer is:

pickwick

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'club's founder has single' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'a slow burner' is the wordplay.
'a slow' becomes 'pick' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'burner' becomes 'wick' (I've seen this before).
'pick'+'wick'='PICKWICK'

'out' is the link.

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(Other definitions for pickwick that I've seen before include "club president" , "Hero of a Dickens novel" , "Jolly Dickensian hero" , "Dickensian (with papers)" , "Dickens character" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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