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Creakiest, faltering Dean? (3-6)

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I believe the answer is:

ice-skater

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'dean?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'creakiest faltering' is the wordplay.
'faltering' indicates an anagram.
'creakiest' anagrammed gives 'ICE-SKATER'.

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(Other definitions for ice-skater that I've seen before include "Torvill or Dean, say" , "Person gliding on frozen water" , "One gliding over rink" , "Winter sportsperson" , "Dean for one" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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