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Sharp tenor dressed in fabulous net hood (2,3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

on the dot

'sharp' is the definition.
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'tenor dressed in fabulous net hood' is the wordplay.
'tenor' becomes 't'.
'dressed in' indicates putting letters inside.
'fabulous' indicates anagramming the letters.
'net'+'hood'='nethood'
'nethood' with letters rearranged gives 'onhedot'.
't' inserted within 'onhedot' is 'ON THE DOT'.

(Other definitions for on the dot that I've seen before include "At exactly the right time" , "Precisely punctual" , "on precise place in line?" , "Absolutely punctual" , "Prompt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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