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Having another in mind while trampling others underfoot (7-7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thought-reading

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'another in mind while trampling others underfoot' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'having' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'having' could be 'reading' (reading is a kind of having) and 'reading' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'thought' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Another definition for thought-reading that I've seen is " Eavesdropping on someone's mind".)

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