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Domestic needs no male help (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aid

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'domestic needs no male help' is the definition.
'aid' can be an answer for 'help' (synonyms). I'm not sure about the 'domestic needs no male' bit.

'no male help' is the wordplay.
'no' suggests deleting specific letters.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'help' becomes 'maid' (help can mean servants).
'maid' with 'm' removed is 'AID'.

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(Other definitions for aid that I've seen before include "charity" , "Relief" , "encouragement" , "assistant" , "grant" .)

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