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Gold pair ordered, being recklessly extravagant (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prodigal

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

'gold pair ordered' is the wordplay.
'ordered' indicates an anagram.
'gold'+'pair'='goldpair'
'goldpair' with letters rearranged gives 'PRODIGAL'.

'being' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for prodigal that I've seen before include "Spendthrift" , "Extravagant - lavish" , "Wastefully extravagant" , "Recklessly wasteful or extravagant" , "Extravagant like Biblical son" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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