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Fantastic melons in August (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

solemn

'august' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'fantastic melons' is the wordplay.
'fantastic' is an anagram indicator.
'melons' with letters rearranged gives 'SOLEMN'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for solemn that I've seen before include "Melons (anag.)" , "Serious; deeply sincere" , "'Earnest, grave (6)'" , "Marked by pomp or ceremony" , "pious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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