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Some lad, it seems, knows ways to the mines (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adits

'ways to the mines' is the definition.
(an adit is a horizontal tunnel into a mine)

'some lad it seems knows' is the wordplay.
'some' says the answer is hidden in the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'ADITS' can be found hidden inside 'lad it seems knows'.

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