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Give the job to anti pop freaks (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

appoint

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'give' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with ownership as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'the job to anti pop freaks' is the wordplay.
'anti pop' can be anagrammed to 'APPOINT'.
However, I am unsure how the anagram is indicated.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for appoint that I've seen before include "Designate (job)" , "Establish" , "Give job to" , "Determine (a time/place)" , "Choose for a job" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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