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Mean person putting move on ice after budget (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cheapskate

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

'move on ice after budget' is the wordplay.
'move on ice' becomes 'skate' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'budget' becomes 'cheap' (I've seen this before).
'skate' after 'cheap' is 'CHEAPSKATE'.

'putting' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for cheapskate that I've seen before include "Scrooge" , "One's tight" , "Mean type" , "Miserly person" , "Miserly type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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