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Simpleton of a sort! (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oaf

'simpleton' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'of a sort' is the wordplay.
'sort' indicates an anagram.
'of'+'a'='ofa'
'ofa' is an anagram of 'OAF'.

(Other definitions for oaf that I've seen before include "Yahoo" , "Lout; dolt" , "Clumsy fool" , "Awkward stupid person" , "A clumsy boor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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