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Fabulous victim of soaring ambition (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

icarus

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This could be a double definition.

'fabulous victim' is the first definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'soaring ambition' is the second definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for icarus that I've seen before include "Ill-fated son of Daedalus" , "Son of Daedalus, who flew too close to the sun" , "he drowned" , "Ill-fated flier of myth" , "Daedalus's son" .)

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