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Notice accepted by Italian who has work on the way? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roadman

'who has work on the way?' is the definition.
(a roadman works on roads or ways)

'notice accepted by italian' is the wordplay.
'notice' becomes 'ad' (both can mean an advertisement).
'accepted by' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are accepted).
'italian' becomes 'Roman' (someone from Rome).
'ad' going inside 'roman' is 'ROADMAN'.

(Other definitions for roadman that I've seen before include "Cyclist" , "Itinerant" , "labourer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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