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Individual article reveals front (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

persona

'front' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'individual article' is the wordplay.
'individual' becomes 'person' (an individual person).
'article' becomes 'a' (the indefinite article in English).
'person'+'a'='PERSONA'

'reveals' is the link.

(Other definitions for persona that I've seen before include "External aspect of character" , "character on the stage?" , "No pears (anag.)" , "Role adopted by actor" , "One who is diplomatically acceptable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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