Pasty person? (5)

I believe the answer is:

patsy

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'person?' is the definition.
(patsy is a kind of person)

'pasty' is the wordplay.
'pasty' can be anagrammed to 'PATSY'.
Though, I'm not clear how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for patsy that I've seen before include "One who is taken advantage of (mainly US)" , "Fall guy - girl's name" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today and the Evening Standard.

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