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It's a hand he wants (6)

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I believe the answer is:

suitor

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

'it's a hand' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'hand' could be 'r' (abbreviation for right, as in the right-hand side) and 'r' is present in the answer.
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is found in the answer.
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(Other definitions for suitor that I've seen before include "Prospective husband" , "Man who courts a woman" , ". . . he woos his girl" , "One seeking marriage" , "It's our (anag) - admirer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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