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Attractive guy perhaps had been a lady’s kitchen helper (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dishwasher

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'kitchen helper' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'attractive guy perhaps had been a lady's' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'had' could be 'd' (in contractions e.g. 'I'd', 'you'd' etc) and 'd' is found within the answer.
'been' could be 'was' (being is a kind of being) and 'was' is located in the answer.
'lady's' could be 'her' (belonging to a lady) and 'her' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ish' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for dishwasher that I've seen before include "Kitchen item" , "kitchen helper" , "Kitchen machine" , "Appliance for cleaning plates, cutlery etc" , "cleaner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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