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Fancy a blonde type? He is unacceptable! (6,3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beyond the pale

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

'fancy a blonde type? he' is the wordplay.
'fancy' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'blonde'+'type'+'he'='ablondetypehe'
'ablondetypehe' with letters rearranged gives 'BEYOND THE PALE'.

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for beyond the pale that I've seen before include "Only understood by tanned people?" , "Totally unacceptable" , "Intolerable, unacceptable" , "to be completely colourless?" , "Not understood by untanned people" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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