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Miser finding strange geezer's robe once (8,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ebenezer scrooge

'miser' is the definition.
(I know that Ebenezer Scrooge is a miser)

'strange geezer's robe once' is the wordplay.
'strange' indicates anagramming the letters.
'geezers'+'robe'+'once'='geezersrobeonce'
'geezersrobeonce' anagrammed gives 'EBENEZER SCROOGE'.

'finding' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ebenezer scrooge that I've seen before include "mean-spirited miser" , "protagonist in 1a [A CHRISTMAS CAROL]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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