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Will he never quite be a lady's man? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lad

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This clue could be a double definition.

'will he never quite be a lady's' is the first definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'man?' is the second definition.
(I have seen 'Young man' mean 'lad' so perhaps 'man' could also mean 'lad')

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(Other definitions for lad that I've seen before include "Chap, fellow" , "(Housman's Shropshire) boy" , "Shaver" , "Boy, familiar" , "Stable employee" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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