Meticulously planned to have boss "taken care of" (12)
I believe the answer is:
masterminded
'meticulously planned' is the definition.
'masterminded' can be an answer for 'planned' (masterminding is a kind of planning). I'm not sure about the 'meticulously' bit.
'boss taken care of' is the wordplay.
'boss' becomes 'master' (I have seen 'The boss' mean 'master' so perhaps 'boss' could also mean 'master').
'taken care of' becomes 'minded' ('mind' can be a synonym of 'take care of').
'master'+'minded'='MASTERMINDED'
'to have' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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