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Fiddle operating, I may have a flutter (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orange tip

'i may have a flutter' is the definition.
(type of butterfly - butterflies flutter around)

'fiddle operating' is the wordplay.
'fiddle' indicates an anagram.
'operating' with letters rearranged gives 'ORANGE-TIP'.

(Other definitions for orange tip that I've seen before include "Butterfly" , "Fluttery type" , "One may be studied by a lepidopterist" , "Flighty type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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