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Remarkable person welcoming appearance as witness (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

onlooker

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

'remarkable person welcoming appearance' is the wordplay.
'remarkable person' becomes 'oner' (slang for a unique person or thing).
'welcoming' indicates putting letters inside (in sense of 'inviting in').
'appearance' becomes 'look' (look is a kind of appearance).
'oner' placed around 'look' is 'ONLOOKER'.

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for onlooker that I've seen before include "Spectator" , "One who watches without becoming involved" , "He stands and watches" , "One observes" , "Non-participating observer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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