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Fool's taunt about good person (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jester

'fool's' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'taunt about good person' is the wordplay.
'taunt' becomes 'jeer' (jeering is a kind of taunting).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'good person' becomes 'st' (saint).
'jeer' going around 'st' is 'JESTER'.

(Other definitions for jester that I've seen before include "Buffoon" , "his work's funny" , "Court fool" , "Yorick" , "Clown employed to entertain a ruler" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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