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Director is owed money (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

creditor

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'owed money' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'director' is the wordplay.
'director' anagrams to 'CREDITOR'.
However, I am unsure how this is indicated.

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for creditor that I've seen before include "One who's owed money" , "recipient of money" , "The one to whom debt is due" , "Person owed money by director" , "He's the one owed the money" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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