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Old man turned out to be a nut (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

almond

'a nut' is the definition.
(almond is a type of nut)

'old man turned out' is the wordplay.
'turned out' indicates anagramming the letters (turn out can mean to organise).
'old'+'man'='oldman'
'oldman' is an anagram of 'ALMOND'.

'to be' is the link.

(Other definitions for almond that I've seen before include "Nutlike seed" , "Nut which provides cake icing" , "one of the nuts" , "Type of nut" , "Yellowish brown" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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