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Gallivanting more a job for a Biblical king (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jeroboam

'a biblical king' is the definition.

'gallivanting more a job' is the wordplay.
'gallivanting' indicates anagramming the letters (letters move or gallivant around).
'more'+'a'+'job'='moreajob'
'moreajob' with letters rearranged gives 'JEROBOAM'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for jeroboam that I've seen before include "Very large wine bottle named after old king of Israel" , "'Large wine bottle, equal to four standard ones (8)'" , "Large bottle of champagne; a Rome job (anag.)" , "Four-times bottle size" , "Very large wine bottle named after Israeli king" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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