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Fan tended, outrageously, to get accused (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

defendant

'accused' is the definition.
('defendant' can be a synonym of 'accused')

'fan tended outrageously' is the wordplay.
'outrageously' indicates anagramming the letters.
'fan'+'tended'='fantended'
'fantended' anagrammed gives 'DEFENDANT'.

'to get' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for defendant that I've seen before include "Person accused" , "The one before the court" , "Against whom an action is brought in a law court" , "One charged" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Irish News.
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