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This time, I sit as ‘Fatty’ (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adipose

'fatty' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'this time i sit' is the wordplay.
'this time' becomes 'AD' (AD, Anno Domini, as opposed to BC, Before Christ).
'sit' becomes 'pose' (as in sitting for a painter).
'ad'+'i'+'pose'='ADIPOSE'

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for adipose that I've seen before include "Of tissue storing fat" , "Composed of animal fat" , "Obese" , "Of tissue, fatty in substance" , "I soaped up with fatty kind of tissue" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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