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Happy to be a good boy (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

glad

'happy' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a good boy' is the wordplay.
'a good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'boy' becomes 'lad' (lad is a kind of boy).
'g'+'lad'='GLAD'

'to be' is the link.

(Other definitions for glad that I've seen before include "Dressy clothes, informally .... rags" , "Happy, pleased" , "Little flowering plant" , "Made up" , "part of Iris's family" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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