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Morning rest for the boss (6)

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I believe the answer is:

master

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'the boss' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'morning rest' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'rest' is 'ster' which is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ma' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for master that I've seen before include "Male dog owner" , "Maestro; teacher" , "An old one is one of the early and great European painters" , "Expert" , "Strong chess player" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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