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An engagement for Joe, at golf (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gig

'an engagement' is the definition.
(gig is a kind of engagement)

'joe at golf' is the wordplay.
'joe' becomes 'GI' (GI Joe).
'at' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'golf' becomes 'g' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'gi'+'g'='GIG'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for gig that I've seen before include "Live musical performance" , "A single musical performance - it's a palindrome" , "Small horse-drawn carriage" , "A one-night musical engagement" , "Palindromic one-night engagement" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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