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Top deal ruined by youngster (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tadpole

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

'top deal ruined' is the wordplay.
'ruined' indicates an anagram.
'top'+'deal'='topdeal'
'topdeal' with letters rearranged gives 'TADPOLE'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tadpole that I've seen before include "wriggler?" , "little swimmer" , "Embryonic frog" , "Young toad" , "Larval frog" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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