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He has an uplifting occupation (5,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crane driver

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'uplifting occupation' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'he has an' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'he' could be 'iver' and 'iver' is present in the answer.
'an' could be 'a' and 'a' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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