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Fry rank chicken? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stephen

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

'rank chicken?' is the wordplay.
'rank' becomes 'step' (step is a kind of rank).
'chicken?' becomes 'hen' (hen is a kind of chicken).
'step'+'hen'='STEPHEN'

(Other definitions for stephen that I've seen before include "English king from eleven hundred and thirty five" , "Old king" , "Chap" , "-- Hawking, English physicist" , "Boxing day is St -'s day" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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