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The handsome chap said no unfortunately (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adonis

'the handsome chap' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'said no unfortunately' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' indicates anagramming the letters (a bad or unfortunate spelling).
'said'+'no'='saidno'
'saidno' is an anagram of 'ADONIS'.

(Other definitions for adonis that I've seen before include "Extremely attractive young man from Greek mythology" , "dish" , "Handsome Greek loved by Aphrodite" , "Extremely handsome young man" , "Greek idol" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish Independent.
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