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Cutting-edge depiction of a dashing fellow (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blade

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'dashing fellow' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for blade that I've seen before include "Young chap, dashing" , "Leaf, of grass, say" , "Flat part of an oar" , "London rail terminus" , "A knife, or a dashing fellow" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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