Employs (4)

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'employs' is the definition.
('use' can be a synonym of 'employ')

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(Other definitions for uses that I've seen before include "What an employer does" , "Sues (anag.)" , "Employs" , "Customs" , "Utilises" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune, the Universal, the Evening Standard, The Mirror, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, the Newsday, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, the LA Times and The Guardian.

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