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Fashionable fellow, one on verge of victory I abandoned? (3-5-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

man-about-town

But I can't explain it at all!

(Other definitions for man-about-town that I've seen before include "Sophisticated socialite" , "He's fashionable and sophisticated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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