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In the loop, newly employed fellow minder (4-8)

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I believe the answer is:

well-informed

'in the loop' is the definition.
(someone in the loop is well-informed)

'newly employed fellow minder' is the wordplay.
'newly employed' indicates anagramming the letters (letters used or employed in a new way).
'fellow'+'minder'='fellowminder'
'fellowminder' with letters rearranged gives 'WELL-INFORMED'.

(Another definition for well-informed that I've seen is " Knowing the latest".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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