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Hire me to oversee ruse (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

employ

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'hire' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'me to oversee ruse' is the wordplay.
'me' becomes 'em' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'to oversee' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (some letters go over and look down on others).
'ruse' becomes 'ploy' (both can mean a trick or scheme).
'em'+'ploy'='EMPLOY'

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(Other definitions for employ that I've seen before include "Give work to (someone)" , "Give work to (person)" , "occupation" , "Take on (staff)" , "Occupy" .)

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