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One being advised when workers gain support (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mentee

'one being advised' is the definition.
(someone with a mentor)

'workers gain support' is the wordplay.
'workers' becomes 'men' (men can mean staff or employees).
'gain' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'support' becomes 'tee' (tee is a kind of support).
'men'+'tee'='MENTEE'

'when' is the link.

(Other definitions for mentee that I've seen before include "someone getting help to pick up business" , "who gets counselling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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