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Bother with a party? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ado

'bother' is the definition.
(both can mean fuss or commotion)

'with a party?' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'party?' becomes 'do' (do can informally mean a party).
'a'+'do' is 'ADO'.

(Other definitions for ado that I've seen before include "Flurry" , "puff ball!" , "Song and dance" , "'Much ... About Nothing, Shakespeare play (3)'" , "carry-on" .)

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