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Wild parties a host has to put up with (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parasite

'host has to put up with' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'wild parties a' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'parties'+'a'='partiesa'
'partiesa' is an anagram of 'PARASITE'.

(Other definitions for parasite that I've seen before include "Organism that lives on another" , "host has to put up with" , "mistletoe sprig can be" , "Say mistletoe" , "sponge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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