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Japanese entertainer falsifying his age (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

geisha

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

'falsifying his age' is the wordplay.
'falsifying' indicates an anagram.
'his'+'age'='hisage'
'hisage' is an anagram of 'GEISHA'.

(Other definitions for geisha that I've seen before include "Japanese serving girl" , "Japanese hostess trained to entertain men" , "Professional female companion in Japan" , "He's a GI (anag.)" , "Japanese paid companion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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