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Has he a stable job? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lad

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'a stable job?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'has he' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'he' could be 'ad' and 'ad' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'l' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for lad that I've seen before include "Boy or youth" , "A young chap into ballads" , "Stable employee" , "Shaver" , "Youngster" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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