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Job one secured in advance (5)

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I believe the answer is:

posit

'advance' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'job one secured' is the wordplay.
'job' becomes 'post' (post is a kind of job).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'secured' indicates putting letters inside.
'post' placed around 'i' is 'POSIT'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for posit that I've seen before include "Lay down as principle" , "Put forward (something) as a given" , "advance" , "Put forward; place" , "forward-looking statement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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