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Husband with present (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hand

'present' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'husband with' is the wordplay.
'husband' becomes 'h' (abbreviation).
'with' becomes 'and'.
'h'+'and'='HAND'

(Other definitions for hand that I've seen before include "Limb extremity" , "Mitt" , "Player's cards" , "Aid?" , "Fingered organ" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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