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Disciple uncovered Mafia don — ciao! — shot (10)

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I believe the answer is:

aficionado

'disciple' is the definition.
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'uncovered mafia don ciao shot' is the wordplay.
'uncovered' means to look at the middle letters.
'shot' is an anagram indicator.
The middle of 'mafia' is 'afi'.
'don'+'ciao'='donciao'
'donciao' is an anagram of 'cionado'.
'afi'+'cionado'='AFICIONADO'

(Other definitions for aficionado that I've seen before include "Fan; enthusiast" , "Admirer" , "Informed enthusiast" , "supporter" , "Devotee" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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