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Ignoring the odds, foiled haggler in their later years (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

old age

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'years' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'ignoring the odds foiled haggler' is the wordplay.
'ignoring the odds' means one should take alternating letters (letters in odd-numbered positions are removed).
'foiled'+'haggler'='foiledhaggler'
The alternate letters of 'foiledhaggler' are 'OLD-AGE'.

'in their later' is the link.
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(Other definitions for old age that I've seen before include "Advanced years" , "State of very senior citizens" , "Pensionable condition" , "Time near the end of life" , "time of one's life!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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