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Many an employee is a student (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

learner

'student' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'many an employee' is the wordplay.
'many' becomes 'l'.
'an employee' becomes 'earner' (earner is a kind of employee).
'l'+'earner'='LEARNER'

'is a' is the link.

(Other definitions for learner that I've seen before include "Pupil, novice" , "New 17 across" , "Driver under instruction" , "Pupil or apprentice" , "New driver" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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