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Fiery Fred, that faithful fellow (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trueman

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'fiery fred' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'faithful fellow' is the wordplay.
'faithful' becomes 'true' (associated in meaning).
'fellow' becomes 'man' (fellow can mean a man).
'true'+'man'='TRUEMAN'

'that' is the link.

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(Other definitions for trueman that I've seen before include "English bowler" , "Yorkshire cricket star" .)

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