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Situation vacant - no stamp needed (4-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

post-free

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'needed' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'situation vacant no stamp' is the wordplay.
'situation' becomes 'post' (both can mean a job or position).
'vacant no stamp' becomes 'free' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'post'+'free'='POST-FREE'

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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