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The lout seems empty-headed and a bit daft (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oaf

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'the lout' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'empty-headed and a bit daft' is the wordplay.
'empty-headed' becomes 'f' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bit' becomes 'o' (resembles 0, a binary digit or bit).
'daft' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'o'='ao'
'ao' anagrammed gives 'oa'.
'f' put after 'oa' is 'OAF'.

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(Other definitions for oaf that I've seen before include "Barbarian" , "A clumsy or stupid person" , "Clod" , "Boor or lout" , "Awkward stupid person" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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