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Nitless new recruits (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enlists

'recruits' is the definition.
(enlisting is a kind of recruiting)

'nitless new' is the wordplay.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'nitless' is an anagram of 'ENLISTS'.

(Other definitions for enlists that I've seen before include "volunteers" , "Joins up" , "Recruits" , "gets involved" , "Signs up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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