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Eccentric daughter in golf club (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dingbat

'eccentric' is the definition.

'daughter in golf club' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'golf' becomes 'g' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'club' becomes 'bat' (as in sporting equipment).
'd'+'in'+'g'+'bat'='DINGBAT'

(Other definitions for dingbat that I've seen before include "Simpleton" , "funny-looking character" , "plonker" , "Aussie fool" , "Idiot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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