Crossword Genius

Leave fellows needing time in division of company (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

department

'division of company' is the definition.
(part of a company or institution)

'leave fellows needing time' is the wordplay.
'leave' becomes 'depart' (synonyms).
'fellows' becomes 'men' (fellow can mean a man).
'needing' says to put letters next to each other.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'depart'+'men'+'t'='DEPARTMENT'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for department that I've seen before include "Ministry" , "not the whole company" , "Division of a large organisation" , "Organisational division" , "Moselle, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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