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Nursery rhyme character who could eat no fat (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jack sprat

(Other definitions for jack sprat that I've seen before include "His wife could eat no lean" , "He ate no fat" , "He ate only lean" , "One leaving fat" , "he stuck to a fat-free diet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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