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Playful young man (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toy boy

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'playful young man' is the definition.
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'playful young man' is the wordplay.
'playful' becomes 'toy' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'young man' becomes 'boy' (a boy is a male child).
'toy'+'boy'='TOY BOY'

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(Other definitions for toy boy that I've seen before include "Older woman's younger lover" , "Older woman's fancy" , "Young male lover of older woman" , "Woman's young lover" , "Much younger male lover of older woman" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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