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Coach satisfied to recruit player getting gold (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mentor

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

'satisfied to recruit player getting gold' is the wordplay.
'satisfied' becomes 'met' (as in 'met the conditions of his contract').
'to recruit' indicates putting letters inside (in the sense of bringing in).
'player getting' becomes 'n' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'met' placed around 'n' is 'ment'.
'ment'+'or'='MENTOR'

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(Other definitions for mentor that I've seen before include "Somebody advising" , "One who steers" , "Personal guide" , "Guru" , "No term for instructor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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