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Watchful, warm hearted fellow (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

argus

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(Other definitions for argus that I've seen before include "Alert watchman" , "Greek giant with 100 eyes" , "Small butterfly" , "In Greek myth, a many-eyed monster slain by Hermes" , "Giant with one hundred eyes in Greek mythology" .)

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