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The rent-a-staff man (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hiram

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'man' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for hiram that I've seen before include "He supplied temple builders" , "I gave Solomon materials for Temple" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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