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He’ll have a stab at treating you (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lance

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'he'll have a stab at treating you' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'he'll have a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for lance that I've seen before include "steel" , "Old cavalry weapon" , "Chap" , "Long weapon; prick" , "A horse soldier's spear" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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