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Old man having one round for twosome? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pairing

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

'old man having one round' is the wordplay.
'old man' becomes 'pa' (both can mean father).
'having' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'round' becomes 'ring' ('ring' can be a synonym of 'round'**).
'pa'+'i'+'ring'='PAIRING'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for pairing that I've seen before include "parliamentary procedure" , "outcome of cup draw" , "Twosome" , "Couple" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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