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Having met me leaving, enquire after a job (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

task

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'a job' is the definition.
('task' can be a synonym of 'job')

'having met me leaving enquire' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'enquire' could be 'ask' (to enquire is to ask or question) and 'ask' is found within the answer.
A single letter 't' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'after' is the link.

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(Other definitions for task that I've seen before include "Burden with work" , "Allocate work" , "Job to be done" , "Set piece of work" , "Job, undertaking" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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