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Days in bars with chap, brass player perhaps (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bandsman

'brass player perhaps' is the definition.

'days in bars with chap' is the wordplay.
'days' becomes 'd'.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'bars with' becomes 'bans' (I've seen this in other clues. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.**).
'chap' becomes 'man' (I've seen this before).
'd' inserted inside 'bans' is 'bands'.
'bands'+'man'='BANDSMAN'

(Another definition for bandsman that I've seen is " musician".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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