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Media cut backs affect assistant (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aide

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'assistant' is the definition.
(aide is a kind of assistant)

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(Other definitions for aide that I've seen before include "auxiliary" , "someone in assistance" , "Personal assistant in the military" , "Political assistant" , "a help" .)

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