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Give jobs to the boys? Time for a meeting (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

appointment

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'a meeting' is the definition.
(appointment is a kind of meeting)

'give jobs to the boys? time' is the wordplay.
'give jobs' becomes 'appoint' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to the boys?' becomes 'men' (boy is a kind of man).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'appoint'+'men'+'t'='APPOINTMENT'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for appointment that I've seen before include "Job, position" , "German city" , "Post" , "Engagement" , "Date" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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