Bosses work in this cafe (10)

I believe the answer is:

chieftains

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'bosses' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'work in this cafe' is the wordplay.
'work' is an anagram indicator.
'in'+'this'+'cafe'='inthiscafe'
'inthiscafe' is an anagram of 'CHIEFTAINS'.

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

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