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A man with a wicked wife gets a good deal (1,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

a lot

'a good deal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a man with a wicked wife' is the wordplay.
'man with a wicked wife' becomes 'lot' (reference to the biblical figure Lot).
'a'+'lot'='A LOT'

'gets' is the link.

(Other definitions for a lot that I've seen before include "Greatly" , "What little things mean?" , "Much" , "Significant amount" , "A good deal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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