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Votary – he’s eccentric and rash (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overhasty

'rash' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'votary hes eccentric' is the wordplay.
'eccentric' indicates an anagram.
'votary'+'hes'='votaryhes'
'votaryhes' is an anagram of 'OVERHASTY'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for overhasty that I've seen before include "not looking before leaping" , "too impulsive" , "Rash; too fast" , "Too hurried" , "Too quick" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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