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Legal document about job largely is removed from office (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deposed

'removed from office' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'legal document about job largely' is the wordplay.
'legal document' becomes 'deed' (deed is a kind of legal document**).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'job' becomes 'post' (post is a kind of job).
'largely' means to remove the last letter.
'post' with its last letter taken off is 'pos'.
'deed' enclosing 'pos' is 'DEPOSED'.

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for deposed that I've seen before include "Forced out of office or power" , "Thrown out" , "Forcibly removed from office" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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