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Just the man to make hay? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ted

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'make hay?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'just the man' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
'man' could be 'ed' (short for Edward) and 'ed' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ted that I've seen before include "used to make hay" , "1950s teenager" , "Comic TV Father" , "Boy" , "Spread hay; man's name" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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