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You can't say he doesn't give a toot! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

otto

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'you can't say he doesn't' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'give a toot' is the wordplay.
'give' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'giving' mean this (the letters give the letters for another word)).
'toot' with letters rearranged gives 'OTTO'.

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(Other definitions for otto that I've seen before include "fragrance comes from?" , "Four-stroke cycle -- palindromic name" , "that smells quite nice" , "he goes" , "A man" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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