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Irishman finds hard way (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

path

'way' is the definition.
(I know that way can be written as path)

'irishman finds hard' is the wordplay.
'irishman' becomes 'Pat' (Patrick is a common Irish name).
'finds' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'hard' becomes 'h' (abbreviation used in pencil classifications).
'pat'+'h'='PATH'

(Other definitions for path that I've seen before include "Walkway" , "Pavement" , "Track, way for walkers" , "trail" , "Pedestrian way" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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