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Reggae fan stripped for a start (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rasta

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'reggae fan stripped' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'for a start' is the wordplay.
'RASTA' is hidden in amongst the letters.
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(Other definitions for rasta that I've seen before include "Jamaican believer" , "Member of WI religion" , "Sectarian of Jamaican origin (colloq.)" , "Black man" , "religious believer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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