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Fearless and fashionable model with agent and passport (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

intrepid

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'fearless' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'fashionable model with agent and passport' is the wordplay.
'fashionable' becomes 'in' (in can mean fashionable or trendy).
'model with' becomes 't' (Ford Model T car. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'agent' becomes 'rep' (short for representative).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'passport' becomes 'id' (a passport is identification).
'in'+'t'+'rep'+'id'='INTREPID'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for intrepid that I've seen before include "Brave and fearless" , "Unfearing" , "Afraid not" , "Novel" , "Bold" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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