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Eric on the dole! (4)

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idle

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'eric' is the definition.
(Monty Python member Eric Idle)

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(Other definitions for idle that I've seen before include "Indolent" , "Lazy, doing nothing" , "Without work" , "Not active or at work" , "Eric, perhaps" .)

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