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Fancy Bute, also perfect (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

absolute

'perfect' is the definition.
('absolute' can be a synonym of 'perfect')

'fancy bute also' is the wordplay.
'fancy' indicates an anagram.
'bute'+'also'='butealso'
'butealso' anagrammed gives 'ABSOLUTE'.

(Other definitions for absolute that I've seen before include "Complete, total, without limits" , "No strings attached" , "Peremptory" , "Complete, full" , "Free from limits, power perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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