Thin person damaged chrome pot (9)

I believe the answer is:

ectomorph

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'thin person' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'damaged chrome pot' is the wordplay.
'damaged' is an anagram indicator.
'chrome'+'pot'='chromepot'
'chromepot' anagrammed gives 'ECTOMORPH'.

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(Other definitions for ectomorph that I've seen before include "especially delicate type" , "Lean creature" , "Lean-bodied person" , "Weed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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