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Tastefully eccentric? (5)

Ross

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nutty

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(Other definitions for nutty that I've seen before include "Crunchy" , "Insane" , "Mentally unhinged (slang)" , "passionate" , "19 [LUNATIC]" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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