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Ragged person in Comedy Store? (8,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laughing stock

'ragged person' is the definition.
(somebody mocked or ragged on)

'comedy store?' is the wordplay.
'comedy' becomes 'laughing' (comedy makes people laugh).
'store?' becomes 'stock' ('stock' can be a synonym of 'store').
'laughing'+'stock'='LAUGHING-STOCK'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for laughing stock that I've seen before include "Butt of ridicule" , "Object of ridicule" , "Target of ridicule" , "inhabitants of funny farm?" , "Object to joke" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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