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He may have to wait for his money (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

servant

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'have to wait for his money' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'he' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'he' could be 'van' and 'van' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sert' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'may' is the link.

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(Other definitions for servant that I've seen before include "One working for another" , "Personal attendant" , "Worker in household" , "Domestic, lackey" , "Helper or attendant (sometimes humble or obedient?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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