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Overweight boss is a fool (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fathead

'a fool' is the definition.
(fathead is a kind of fool)

'overweight boss' is the wordplay.
'overweight' becomes 'fat' (I've seen this before).
'boss' becomes 'head' ('head' can be a synonym of 'boss').
'fat'+'head'='FATHEAD'

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for fathead that I've seen before include "Fool" , "silly ass!" , "Stupid person" , "Dimwit" , "Slang idiot with enlarged cranium?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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