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Strange career he led, this enthusiastic supporter (11)

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I believe the answer is:

cheerleader

'enthusiastic supporter' is the definition.
(a cheerleader supports people enthusiastically)

'strange career he led' is the wordplay.
'strange' is an anagram indicator.
'career'+'he'+'led'='careerheled'
'careerheled' anagrammed gives 'CHEERLEADER'.

'this' is the link.

(Other definitions for cheerleader that I've seen before include "Dancing chanting supporter of US sports team" , "Organiser of support for a sports team" , "Enthusiastic type" , "who sounds hip?" , "Official team supporter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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