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Hit tunes as recollected by fan (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enthusiast

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

'hit tunes as recollected' is the wordplay.
'recollected' is an anagram indicator (letters recollected and rearranged).
'hit'+'tunes'+'as'='hittunesas'
'hittunesas' is an anagram of 'ENTHUSIAST'.

'by' is the link.

(Other definitions for enthusiast that I've seen before include "Ardent supporter" , "One deeply interested in a subject" , "one not at all cool" , "Fan" , "Devotee" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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