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Dancer found rule very silly (6,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rudolf nureyev

'dancer' is the definition.
(Russian dancer 1938-1993)

'found rule very silly' is the wordplay.
'silly' indicates an anagram.
'found'+'rule'+'very'='foundrulevery'
'foundrulevery' anagrammed gives 'RUDOLF NUREYEV'.

(Another definition for rudolf nureyev that I've seen is " Dancer".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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