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He waits for a job (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

servant

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'job' is the definition.
(I know that servant is a profession)

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

'for a' is the link.

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(Other definitions for servant that I've seen before include "Worker in household" , "Perhaps chauffeur" , "Housekeeper" , "Page, say" , "Vest ran (anag)" .)

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