Falstaff pal (3)

I believe the answer is:

hal

(Other definitions for hal that I've seen before include "Henry, in short" , "royal prince" , "Man" , "Henry (diminutive)" , "Shakespeare's Prince_with Falstaff" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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