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Its employers needn't take flight to reveal distress (8)

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I believe the answer is:

elevator

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'its employers needn't take flight' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'to reveal distress' is the wordplay.
'distress' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to'+'reveal'='toreveal'
'toreveal' with letters rearranged gives 'ELEVATOR'.

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(Other definitions for elevator that I've seen before include "An American lift in building" , "Farm herd" , "part of tail muscle" , "I go up" , "Cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News and The Globe and Mail.
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