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Great advertisement for an old man (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grandad

'for an old man' is the definition.
(elderly relative)

'great advertisement' is the wordplay.
'great' becomes 'grand' (I've seen this before).
'advertisement' becomes 'ad' (short for advert).
'grand'+'ad'='GRANDAD'

(Other definitions for grandad that I've seen before include "And drag your ancestor here" , "relative" , "Dad rang his ancestor" , "senior citizen" , "Father's father" .)

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