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Last English worker (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bee

'worker' is the definition.
(a worker bee)

'last english' is the wordplay.
'last' becomes 'be' (I've seen this in other clues).
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation as in OED).
'be'+'e'='BEE'

(Other definitions for bee that I've seen before include "Four-winged insect" , "In one's bonnet, it's a persistent idea" , "Useful insect" , "See 17" , "Busy person" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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