Crossword Genius

Get together as recruits? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

join

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'get together' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'as recruits?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'as' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'jo' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for join that I've seen before include "Enrol in" , "Audibly" , "make ends meet" , "ally" , "Amalgamate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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