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Did an evening job, flat out (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ironed

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'flat out' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'did an evening job' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'an' could be 'one' and 'one' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for ironed that I've seen before include "Smoothed the cloth with heat" , "Decreased?" , "Got rid of creases" , "Had an evening out" , "flattened" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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