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Christmas away fixture consuming a football boss, say? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

manager

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'boss say?' is the definition.
'manager' can be an answer for 'boss' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'say?' bit.

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(Other definitions for manager that I've seen before include "Coach" , "Executive or controller" , "executive position" , "Organiser" , "suit?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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