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Individual has a facade (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

persona

'facade' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'individual has a' is the wordplay.
'individual' becomes 'person' (an individual person).
'has' says to put letters next to each other.
'person'+'a'='PERSONA'

(Other definitions for persona that I've seen before include "External aspect of character" , "One who is diplomatically acceptable" , "No pears (anag.)" , "One's outward character" , "Assumed identity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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