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Outdoor man getting a bad score (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alfresco

'outdoor' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'man getting a bad score' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'alf' (short for Alfred).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a bad' indicates an anagram.
'score' with letters rearranged gives 'resco'.
'alf'+'resco'='ALFRESCO'

(Other definitions for alfresco that I've seen before include "Located outdoors" , "In the open air" , "where it's cool" , "Meal eaten in the outdoors" , "Out of doors" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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