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Wax modeller needing uniform as dust resettles (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tussaud

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'wax modeller' is the definition.
'tussaud' can be an answer for 'modeller' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'wax' bit.

'uniform as dust resettles' is the wordplay.
'uniform' becomes 'U' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'resettles' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'resettled' mean this (letters must be resettled in a new order)).
'u'+'as'+'dust'='uasdust'
'uasdust' is an anagram of 'TUSSAUD'.

'needing' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tussaud that I've seen before include "Madame -, French wax modeller" , "Marie -, French wax-modeller" , "Waxworks impresario" , "Madame ..., wax modeller with London exhibition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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