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Lolita lit out with a G-man and thus avoided work (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loafed

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'thus avoided work' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'lolita lit out with a g-man' is the wordplay.
'out' suggests deleting specific letters.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a g-man' becomes 'fed' (I've seen this in another clue).
'lolita' with 'lit' taken away is 'loa'.
'loa'+'fed'='LOAFED'

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(Other definitions for loafed that I've seen before include "loitered aimlessly" , "Lounged around" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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