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She favours young people who manage livestock holding back of Bourke (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ageist

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'she favours young people who manage livestock holding back of bourke' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'she' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'she' could be 'ag' and 'ag' is found within the answer.
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(Other definitions for ageist that I've seen before include "being for youngsters only?" , "One who discriminates against on grounds of age" , "against vets" , "discriminator of old" , "making it hard for the elderly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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