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Will he not still be humorous? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wag

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'will he not still be humorous?' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for wag that I've seen before include "Move briskly from side to side like tail" , "Shake" , "Comedian" , "card" , "The wit to move the tail" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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