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Colourful bloke entertaining lad in apartment (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flamboyant

'colourful bloke entertaining lad in apartment' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'colourful bloke entertaining lad in apartment' is the wordplay.
'colourful bloke' becomes 'man' (I've seen this in other clues. I am not sure about the 'colourful' bit.**).
'entertaining' is an insertion indicator.
'lad' becomes 'boy' (I've seen this before).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'apartment' becomes 'flat' ('flat' can be a synonym of 'apartment').
'man' placed around 'boy' is 'mboyan'.
'mboyan' put within 'flat' is 'FLAMBOYANT'.

(Other definitions for flamboyant that I've seen before include "baroque" , "Showy" , "Exuberant" , "Gay" , "Ostentatious, colourful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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