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Dated crazy hot lad

Ross

I believe the answer is:

old hat

'dated' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'crazy hot lad' is the wordplay.
'crazy' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hot'+'lad'='hotlad'
'hotlad' with letters rearranged gives 'OLD-HAT'.

(Other definitions for old hat that I've seen before include "On the way out" , "Stale - out of date" , "Out of date thing" , "opposite of hot" , "Out of fashion, like ancient headgear" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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