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Tease Ben, perhaps a shirker? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

absentee

'a shirker?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'tease ben perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'tease'+'ben'='teaseben'
'teaseben' with letters rearranged gives 'ABSENTEE'.

(Other definitions for absentee that I've seen before include "to prompt a hearty increase in affection!" , "Person who should be present but isn't" , "one's failed to show up" , "One away from work, etc" , "Deserter - truant b" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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