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Hobby in old man's day? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pastime

'hobby' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'old man's day?' is the wordplay.
'old man's' becomes 'pas' (both can mean father).
'day?' becomes 'time' (day is a kind of time).
'pas'+'time'='PASTIME'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for pastime that I've seen before include "Leisure activity" , "diversion" , "Leisure pursuit" , "relaxation" , "doing the crossword, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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