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Cheers after Pole is getting job in cafe (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

barista

'job in cafe' is the definition.
(a barista makes coffee in a cafe)

'cheers after pole is' is the wordplay.
'cheers' becomes 'ta' (both can informally mean thank you).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'pole' becomes 'bar' (both can mean a metal rod).
'bar'+'is'='baris'
'ta' put after 'baris' is 'BARISTA'.

'getting' is the link.

(Other definitions for barista that I've seen before include "Coffee expert" , "Arabist (anag)" , "coffee-maker" , "Coffee servitor" , "person serving drinks" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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