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Theatrical and exaggerated Frenchman in beret (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

camp

'theatrical and exaggerated' is the definition.
(camp can mean affected or theatrical)

'frenchman in beret' is the wordplay.
'frenchman' becomes 'm' (abbreviation for Monsieur - like 'Mr').
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'beret' becomes 'cap' (beret is a type of cap).
'm' inserted within 'cap' is 'CAMP'.

(Other definitions for camp that I've seen before include "Place where people live in tents" , "somewhat affected" , "Live in a tent" , "Wildly theatrical" , "Foppish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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