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Being a deliverer is not a job for a boy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

postman

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'being a deliverer is' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'a job for a boy' is the wordplay.
'a job' becomes 'post' (post is a kind of job).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a boy' becomes 'man' ().
'post'+'man'='POSTMAN'

'not' is the link.

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(Other definitions for postman that I've seen before include "Mail deliverer" , "Chap with letters" , "TV's Pat, for instance" , "Male mail carrier" , "No stamp needed, stangely, for this job" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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