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Her dire plan shattered a womaniser (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

philanderer

'a womaniser' is the definition.
('philanderer' can be a synonym of 'womaniser')

'her dire plan shattered' is the wordplay.
'shattered' indicates an anagram.
'her'+'dire'+'plan'='herdireplan'
'herdireplan' anagrammed gives 'PHILANDERER'.

(Other definitions for philanderer that I've seen before include "Male flirt" , "Womaniser, libertine" , "Casual lover" , "wolf" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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