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I follow Bert in line for a rake (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

libertine

'a rake' is the definition.
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'i follow bert in line' is the wordplay.
'follow' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'i' after 'bert' is 'berti'.
'berti' put inside 'line' is 'LIBERTINE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for libertine that I've seen before include "Sensually indulgent person" , "of roues" , "Say, Don Giovanni" , "reprobate" , "Debauchee" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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