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Manage to get a ladder (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

run

This clue is a triple definition!

'manage' is the first definition.
(both can mean to organise)

'to get' is the second definition.
(running is a kind of getting)

'a ladder' is the third definition.
(both can mean a tear in tights)

(Other definitions for run that I've seen before include "goal for England player?" , "Race; flee" , "string of performances" , "Possibly an extra" , "On the . . . - fleeing from pursuit" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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