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Shaver's strangely gone rusty (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

youngster

'shaver's' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'strangely gone rusty' is the wordplay.
'strangely' indicates anagramming the letters.
'gone'+'rusty'='gonerusty'
'gonerusty' with letters rearranged gives 'YOUNGSTER'.

(Other definitions for youngster that I've seen before include "tyke" , "Stripling" , "Kid" , "Person of tender years" , "Rug rat in New York" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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