Fellow fan coming back looks silly (4)

I believe the answer is:

naff

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'looks silly' is the definition.
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'fellow fan coming back' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'F' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'coming back' is a reversal indicator.
'f'+'fan'='ffan'
'ffan' in reverse letter order is 'NAFF'.

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(Other definitions for naff that I've seen before include "Vulgar and tasteless" , "Showing lack of taste" , "pants" , "Rubbish" , "Socially boorish; inferior" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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