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Stylish English stage worker (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elegant

'stylish' is the definition.
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'english stage worker' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'stage' becomes 'leg' ('leg' can be a synonym of 'stage').
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'e'+'leg'+'ant'='ELEGANT'

(Other definitions for elegant that I've seen before include "Attractive and graceful or stylish" , "Polished" , "A gentle way to be stylish" , "Stylish in appearance, a gentle kind" , "Teen gal (anag.)" .)

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