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Stout fellow at junction (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fat

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'stout' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'fellow at junction' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'fa' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'at' says to put letters next to each other.
'junction' becomes 't'.
'fa'+'t'='FAT'

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(Other definitions for fat that I've seen before include "Obese, overweight" , "Portly" , "Cooking grease" , "Adipose tissue" , "Substantial" .)

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