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Sailor Jack is a fierce fellow! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tartar

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'a fierce fellow' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'sailor jack' is the wordplay.
'sailor' becomes 'tar' (slang term for a sailor).
'jack' becomes 'tar' (both are informal terms for sailor).
'tar'+'tar'='TARTAR'

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tartar that I've seen before include "Cream of - - : baking ingredient" , "Formidable person" , "This sauce often goes with fish" , "saucy stuff" , "plaque" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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