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Fetch gold for enthusiast (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

collector

'for enthusiast' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'fetch gold' is the wordplay.
'fetch' becomes 'collect' (I've seen this before).
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'collect'+'or'='COLLECTOR'

(Other definitions for collector that I've seen before include "Person who calls for payments etc." , "One acquiring items" , "Acquirer of antiques, taxes, etc" , "Accunulator, gatherer" , "One who accumulates things" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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