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Flew round in fabulous fashion (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wonderful

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'flew round in fabulous fashion' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives can occasionally define each other.

'flew round in fabulous fashion' is the wordplay.
'flew round' anagrams to 'WONDERFUL'.
Though, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for wonderful that I've seen before include "Extraordinary" , "Remarkably good" , "Great" , "Fab" , "Awe-inspiring" .)

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