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One possibly retired hurt alongside opener? (3-3,9)

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I believe the answer is:

old-age pensioner

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'one possibly retired' is the definition.
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'hurt alongside opener?' is the wordplay.
'hurt' is an anagram indicator.
'alongside'+'opener'='alongsideopener'
'alongsideopener' is an anagram of 'OLD-AGE PENSIONER'.

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