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Prominent feature of Norman hose, not hard to fashion (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roman nose

'prominent feature' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'norman hose not hard to fashion' is the wordplay.
'not' is a deletion indicator.
'hard' becomes 'h'.
'to fashion' indicates anagramming the letters.
'norman'+'hose'='normanhose'
'normanhose' with 'h' removed is 'normanose'.
'normanose' with letters rearranged gives 'ROMAN NOSE'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for roman nose that I've seen before include "feature with bridge" , "outstanding feature" , "personal feature" , "prominent Italian feature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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