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Fashion judge's temper (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moderate

'temper' is the definition.
('moderate' can be a synonym of 'temper')

'fashion judge's' is the wordplay.
'fashion' becomes 'mode' ('mode' can be a synonym of 'fashion'**).
'judge' becomes 'rate' (rating is a kind of judging).
'mode'+'rate'='MODERATE'

(Other definitions for moderate that I've seen before include "Diminish - within reason" , "Lessen the intensity" , "Read tome (anag) - unexceptional" , "Make reasonable" , "Reduce" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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