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Dirt on fellow worker (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dustman

'worker' is the definition.
(dustman is a kind of worker)

'dirt on fellow' is the wordplay.
'dirt' becomes 'dust' (dust is a kind of dirt).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'fellow' becomes 'man' (fellow can mean a man).
'dust'+'man'='DUSTMAN'

(Other definitions for dustman that I've seen before include "Bin emptier" , "Refuse collector" , "My old man's occupation" , "Refuse worker" , "Garbage collector" .)

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