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Measure manoeuvre by troops back to get jobs (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

employment

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'measure manoeuvre by troops back to get jobs' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'measure manoeuvre by troops back to get' is the wordplay.
'measure' becomes 'em' (em is a kind of measure).
'manoeuvre by' becomes 'ploy' (ploy is a kind of manoeuvre. I am not sure about the 'by' bit.).
'troops' becomes 'men' (I've seen this in another clue).
'back to' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'get' is 't'.
'em'+'ploy'+'men'+'t'='EMPLOYMENT'

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(Other definitions for employment that I've seen before include "The utilisation of something" , "A person's work or profession" , "Utilization" , "Paid work" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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