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Cruelly avenging leader in suspension from job (9,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gardening leave

'suspension from job' is the definition.
(type of payed suspension)

'cruelly avenging leader' is the wordplay.
'cruelly' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'avenging'+'leader'='avengingleader'
'avengingleader' with letters rearranged gives 'GARDENING LEAVE'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Another definition for gardening leave that I've seen is " enforced break".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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