Crossword Genius

Controller to remunerate teacher (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paymaster

'controller' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'remunerate teacher' is the wordplay.
'remunerate' becomes 'pay' (I've seen this in another clue).
'teacher' becomes 'master' (I've seen this before).
'pay'+'master'='PAYMASTER'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for paymaster that I've seen before include "Official dealing with wages" , "funding source" , "I hand out bread" , "Salary official" , "Government official" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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