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Employed in a Staffordshire district (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hired

'employed' is the definition.
('hire' can be a synonym of 'employ')

'in a staffordshire district' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'HIRED' can be found hidden inside 'staffordshire district'.

(Other definitions for hired that I've seen before include "Taken into service" , "like a Merc" , "Chartered" , "Employed for wages" , "Paid to work" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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