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... an executive committee has to be in tune with policy (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aboard

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'to be in tune with policy' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'an executive committee' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'an' could be 'a' and 'a' is present in the answer.
'committee' could be 'board' (board is a kind of committee) and 'board' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'has' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for aboard that I've seen before include "'On a ship or train, say (6)'" , "on a train, perhaps" , "on boat, perhaps" , "Ready to sail" , "On (a ship, train, etc)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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