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Page from battered Hello devoured by bachelor quietly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bellhop

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

'battered hello devoured by bachelor quietly' is the wordplay.
'battered' indicates anagramming the letters.
'devoured by' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'bachelor' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. BA=Bachelor of Arts).
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'hello' is an anagram of 'ellho'.
'b'+'p'='bp'
'ellho' inserted into 'bp' is 'BELLHOP'.

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for bellhop that I've seen before include "Errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels" , "Hotel porter (US)" , "Errand boy and luggage carrier in US hotels" , "Hotel page" , "Baggage carrier in a hotel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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