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Swindler chosen to play Hooray Henry? (8,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chinless wonder

'hooray henry?' is the definition.
(both can informally mean an upper-class person)

'swindler chosen to play' is the wordplay.
'to play' indicates anagramming the letters.
'swindler'+'chosen'='swindlerchosen'
'swindlerchosen' is an anagram of 'CHINLESS WONDER'.

(Other definitions for chinless wonder that I've seen before include "Weak character" , "ineffectual toff" , "One ineffectual" , "unexceptional toff" , "weak swell" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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