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He'll hand out a sub, perhaps (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

husband

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'he'll' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'hand out a sub perhaps' is the wordplay.
'out' is an insertion indicator.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sub' is an anagram of 'usb'.
'hand' placed around 'usb' is 'HUSBAND'.

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(Other definitions for husband that I've seen before include "Farm" , "Groom" , "Married man" , "Economically manage" , "Use resources economically" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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