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With that the working week comes to a close, chum! (6)

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I believe the answer is:

friend

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'chum' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'with that the working week comes to a close' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'close' could be 'end' (close can mean to end or finish) and 'end' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'fri' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for friend that I've seen before include "Person regarded with trust and affection" , "one quaking in society?" , "Pal, mate" , "Person with whom you have a bond of mutual affection" , "Close associate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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