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Eagle-eyed butler is after a non-leadership job (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

observant

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'eagle-eyed' is the definition.
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'butler is after a non-leadership job' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is found in the answer.
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(Other definitions for observant that I've seen before include "Keen-eyed" , "following religious practices" , "Likely to notice" , "(Of music)using conventional keys" , "Quick to notice things" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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