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Lofty lad in the furniture dept. (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tallboy

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'the furniture dept' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'lofty lad' is the wordplay.
'lofty' becomes 'tall' (synonyms).
'lad' becomes 'boy' (I've seen this before).
'tall'+'boy'='TALLBOY'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tallboy that I've seen before include "Two-part chest of drawers" , "Type of chest of drawers" , "Chest of drawers in two sections" , "Big chest of drawers" , "Piece of furniture made by lofty youth" .)

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