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Charge captor and janitor (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caretaker

'janitor' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'charge captor' is the wordplay.
'charge' becomes 'care' (synonyms).
'captor' becomes 'taker' (I've seen this in another clue).
'care'+'taker'='CARETAKER'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for caretaker that I've seen before include "One looking after a building" , "Warden" , "Janitor" , "Custodian, keeper" , "School worker, perhaps" .)

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