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Fool, amusing or otherwise ... (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ignoramus

'fool' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'amusing or otherwise' is the wordplay.
'otherwise' indicates an anagram.
'amusing'+'or'='amusingor'
'amusingor' with letters rearranged gives 'IGNORAMUS'.

(Other definitions for ignoramus that I've seen before include "Stupid person" , "Simpleton" , "Dunce" , "Idiot" , "Uninformed sort" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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