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Party time for stud (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dot

'stud' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'party time' is the wordplay.
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'do'+'t'='DOT'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for dot that I've seen before include "Marriage portion; spot" , "Little mark" , "Small round spot" , "Spot, speck" , "Full stop, period or tittle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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