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When the working week comes to a close, they’re palsy-walsy! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

friends

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'when the working week comes' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'a close they're palsy-walsy' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'close' could be 'end' (I've seen this before) and 'end' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'fris' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for friends that I've seen before include "Chums" , "''..., Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears'' (Julius Caesar)" , "playmates!" , "American sitcom" , "Buddies" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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