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Martin possibly confused Brian, the fool (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

birdbrain

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

'martin possibly confused brian' is the wordplay.
'martin possibly' becomes 'bird' (martin is a kind of bird).
'confused' indicates an anagram.
'brian' is an anagram of 'brain'.
'bird'+'brain'='BIRDBRAIN'

(Other definitions for birdbrain that I've seen before include "Stupid" , "Twittering twit?" , "Silly person (with sparrow's mind?)" , "Fool" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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