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Nice one! Actor Martin ultimately perfect for Shaggy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unkempt

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'shaggy' is the definition.
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'nice one actor martin ultimately perfect' is the wordplay.
'nice one' becomes 'un' ('one' in French, eg in Nice).
'actor martin' becomes 'kemp' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ultimately' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'perfect' is 't'.
'un'+'kemp'+'t'='UNKEMPT'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for unkempt that I've seen before include "shabby" , "Slovenly" , "Rough and ragged" , "Not properly cared for" , "Tangled and untidy, as hair may be" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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