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Instructs wizard in anorak (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trainspotter

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

'instructs wizard' is the wordplay.
'instructs' becomes 'trains' (training is a kind of instructing).
'wizard' becomes 'potter' (Harry Potter).
'trains'+'potter'='TRAINSPOTTER'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for trainspotter that I've seen before include "Nerd" , "anorak" , "Boring person" , "Gricer" , "One interested in engines" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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