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Fleece that is for beginner (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rookie

'beginner' is the definition.
(I know that rookie is a type of beginner)

'fleece that is' is the wordplay.
'fleece' becomes 'rook' (I've seen this before).
'that is' becomes 'ie' (short for Latin 'id est', 'that is').
'rook'+'ie'='ROOKIE'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for rookie that I've seen before include "Novice" , "New recruit as to army" , "untrained soldier" , "Callow recruit" , "New (police) recruit (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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