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Breaking rule, idiot is put in another job (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reassign

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'another job' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with social activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'breaking rule idiot is put in' is the wordplay.
'breaking rule' becomes 'reign' (reigning is a kind of ruling. I am not sure about the 'breaking' bit.).
'idiot' becomes 'ass' (I've seen this in other clues).
'is put in' indicates putting letters inside.
'reign' enclosing 'ass' is 'REASSIGN'.

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(Other definitions for reassign that I've seen before include "put to further use" , "Allocate again" , "put in new position" , "Give out afresh" , "Move somebody to a different position" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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