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Champ meeting family of low-level worker (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

munchkin

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'low-level worker' is the definition.
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'champ meeting family' is the wordplay.
'champ' becomes 'munch' (both can mean to bite).
'meeting' says to put letters next to each other.
'family' becomes 'kin' (synonyms).
'munch'+'kin'='MUNCHKIN'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for munchkin that I've seen before include "Character in Baum's 'Oz' books" , "Child; underling" , "Tiny servant of Great Oz" , "Bow's on the way to his home" , "Little person in The Wizard of Oz" .)

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