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Well-wisher or fault-finder? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

friend

'well-wisher' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'fault-finder?' is the wordplay.
'fault' indicates anagramming the letters (a faulty spelling).
'finder' with letters rearranged gives 'FRIEND'.

'or' is the link.

(Other definitions for friend that I've seen before include "China" , "Close or intimate acquaintance" , "Colleague" , "Member of a religious community" , "Person with whom you have a bond of mutual affection" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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