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 Penny Press, The Telegraph, the King Feature Syndicate, The Guardian, the Universal, the LA Times, The Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Mirror, The Times, the Evening Standard and the Newsday.

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