Has he a stable job? (3)
I believe the answer is:
lad
'a stable job?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'has he' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'he' could be 'ad' and 'ad' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'l' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lad that I've seen before include "Boy or youth" , "A young chap into ballads" , "Stable employee" , "Shaver" , "Youngster" .)