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Many an iron worker, apparently, is under age! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

minor

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'many an' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'iron worker apparently is under age' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'iron' is 'inor' which is present in the answer.
A single letter 'm' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for minor that I've seen before include "Young person below voting age" , "Morris car; tending to melancholy (mus.)" , "One not yet of legal age" , "Junior" , "One hasn't reached legal majority" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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