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A row about boy with the lamp (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aladdin

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'the lamp' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.

'a row about boy' is the wordplay.
'row' becomes 'din' (both can mean a loud disturbance).
'about' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'boy' becomes 'lad' (informal term for boy).
'din' after 'lad' is 'laddin'.
'a'+'laddin'='ALADDIN'

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for aladdin that I've seen before include "A 13 Down" , "One of the tales of The Arabian Nights" , "Panto lamp rubber" , "Light rubber" , "Pantomime set in China" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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