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Hired map showing wild deer (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chartered

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'hired' is the definition.
(I know that hired can be written as chartered)

'map showing wild deer' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'map' could be 'chart' (chart is a kind of map) and 'chart' is found in the answer.
an anagram of 'deer' is 'ered' which is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for chartered that I've seen before include "Engaged" , "Hired, a boat perhaps, for exclusive use" , "Hired privately" , "Professionally qualified - not scheduled" , "Leased" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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