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Visitor with touch of embarrassment breaking wind (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

guest

'visitor' is the definition.
(someone visiting a place)

'touch of embarrassment breaking wind' is the wordplay.
'touch of' suggests taking the first letters.
'breaking' is an insertion indicator.
'wind' becomes 'gust' (gust of wind).
The initial letter of 'embarrassment' is 'e'.
'e' placed inside 'gust' is 'GUEST'.

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for guest that I've seen before include "Recipient of hospitality" , "Someone invited" , "Conjectured audibly" , "Invitee" , "company" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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