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I’m after gold that’s fake (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impostor

'fake' is the definition.
('impostor' can be a synonym of 'fake')

'i'm after gold' is the wordplay.
'after' becomes 'post' (I've seen this before).
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'im'+'post'+'or'='IMPOSTOR'

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for impostor that I've seen before include "Sit or mop (anag.)" , "Fake figure" , "One who isn't what he claims to be" , "phoney!" , "Person who pretends to be someone else" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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