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Dignified way to help (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

staid

'dignified' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'way to help' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'to help' becomes 'aid' ('aid' can be a synonym of 'help').
'st'+'aid'='STAID'

(Other definitions for staid that I've seen before include "Settled" , "Stiff; serious minded" , "Calm, respectable and unadventurous" , "Sedate, decorous" , "Sedate; dull" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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