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Editor is embarrassed luvvy? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

redactor

'editor' is the definition.
(I know that redactor is a type of editor)

'embarrassed luvvy?' is the wordplay.
'embarrassed' becomes 'red' (someone may blush or go red when embarrassed).
'luvvy?' becomes 'actor' (luvvy can informally mean an actor).
'red'+'actor'='REDACTOR'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for redactor that I've seen before include "someone to supervise church magazine?" , "Editor" , "literary organiser" , "One needs to make some changes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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