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Can he whistle for his money? (3)

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I believe the answer is:

ref

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This might be a double definition.

'can he whistle' is the first definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'his money?' is the second definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ref that I've seen before include "Sports official (abbrev.)" , "Sports umpire" , "Whistleblower (abbr)" , "One traditionally in black" , "'Game judge, in short (3)'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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