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John —, radio disc jockey, journalist and presenter who died in 2004 (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peel

(Other definitions for peel that I've seen before include "Take skin off fruit" , "Strip the skin off" , "Shed skin" , "Flake" , "Old PM" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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