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The last fathead to use a bent nail (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

final

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'the last' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'use a bent nail' is the wordplay.
'use' becomes 'f' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a bent' is an anagram indicator.
'nail' is an anagram of 'inal'.
'f'+'inal'='FINAL'

'fathead to' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for final that I've seen before include "big match" , "Conclusive" , "Last in a series of games or contests" , "Last match in a competition" , "Concluding" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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