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Lake jumped into by one who takes orders (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

waiter

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'one who takes orders' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition. I also know that 'orders' relates to this answer.

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(Other definitions for waiter that I've seen before include "Restaurant worker" , "Servant in bar" , "Restaurant employee" , "Attendant" , "Steward" .)

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