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I would raise just slightly more preflop to setup just that much more of a trivial stack off postflop with TP / offer slightly worse IO. Also, my table plays fairly loose and after 3 limps I typically have to raise it $20+ if I'm going to narrow the field. If the worst thing a bigger raise does is take down 4.5bbs uncontested, then I would still consider that a win as well.
Flop really comes down to opponent. Most opponents don't donk a PSB with a flush draw; if they are donking a flush draw, they typically donk a lot less to give themselves better odds / make it cheap plus with their little bit of FE, but even in general most draws just check/call. So in general I wouldn't think this is a flush draw (unless perhaps a flush draw + gutshot, but still). I would mostly think this is a made hand protecting against the draw and is afraid this might check thru ("pot is big enough"). So the question is whether AJ thinks his hand is big enough to play it like this. Against some opponents, I snap shove at this SPR. Against some others, I snap fold.
Preflop result setup a big of a difficult spot in that we really probably shouldn't be folding with this SPR, but at the same time we offered 3 opponents 15+ implied odds to stack us.
Gtoughspot,imoG