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Aged fool dares to have it (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

old

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'it' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'aged fool dares to have' is the wordplay.
'to have' indicates a hidden word.
'OLD' can be found hidden inside 'aged fool dares'.

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(Other definitions for old that I've seen before include "Stale" , "out of the ark" , "Long in the tooth" , "Vintage" , "At an early stage - at a late stage" .)

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