Crossword Genius

General secretary (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aide

I believe this is a double definition.

'general' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'secretary' is the second definition.
(I know that aide is a type of secretary)

(Other definitions for aide that I've seen before include "Idea (anag)" , "auxiliary" , "Officer's assistant" , "one helping" , "Assistant to a more senior person" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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