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Outstanding old boy with unusual virtues (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

obtrusive

'outstanding' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'old boy with unusual virtues' is the wordplay.
'old boy' becomes 'OB' (abbreviation for a private school 'old boy').
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'unusual' indicates an anagram.
'virtues' is an anagram of 'trusive'.
'ob'+'trusive'='OBTRUSIVE'

(Other definitions for obtrusive that I've seen before include "Unduly prominent" , "Unwelcomely prominent" , "Unpleasantly noticeable or prominent" , "Noticeably prominent" , "Over-prominent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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