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Servant shuffling in, lame (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

menial

'servant' is the definition.
(menial is a kind of servant)

'shuffling in lame' is the wordplay.
'shuffling' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'lame'='inlame'
'inlame' anagrammed gives 'MENIAL'.

(Other definitions for menial that I've seen before include "A drudge" , "(Of work) unskilled" , "Servile, low" , "Servile of lowly" , "(Suitable for) servant of low status" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.
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