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My boss accepts people to do what subeditors do (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emend

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'do what subeditors do' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'my boss accepts people' is the wordplay.
'my boss' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation for editor, the setter's boss).
'accepts' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'people' becomes 'men' (men are people).
'ed' going around 'men' is 'EMEND'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for emend that I've seen before include "Modify" , "Improve (writing)" , "Correct and improve the text" , "get rid of faults" , "Correct/revise (a text)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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