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Just the chap to make hay (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ted

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'make hay?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'just the chap' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
'chap' could be 'ed' (short for Edward) and 'ed' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ted that I've seen before include "Comic TV Father" , "Spread (hay); yob" , ". . . Kennedy, Father . . ." , "Comic TV priest by the late Dermot Morgan" , "Edward (dim.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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