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Elegant trimmed fillet presented with character (8)

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I believe the answer is:

debonair

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

'trimmed fillet presented with character' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'character' could be 'air' (air can mean a character or mood) and 'air' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for debonair that I've seen before include "Affable, stylish" , "Having a cheerful and self-confident air" , "Confident, stylish and charming" , "Jaunty and sophisticated" , "Bride on a swing has carefree, urbane manner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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