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Stylish man in yellow (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chicken

'yellow' is the definition.
(as in cowardly)

'stylish man' is the wordplay.
'stylish' becomes 'chic' (similar in meaning).
'man' becomes 'ken' (short for Kenneth).
'chic'+'ken'='CHICKEN'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for chicken that I've seen before include "Domestic bird - frightened" , "(Yellow?) bird" , "In check (anag.)" , "Proverbial road-crosser" , "Informally cowardly like domestic fowl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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