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Overseers of audio staff in dark red clothes from Rhodes (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

producers

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'overseers of audio' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'staff in dark red clothes from rhodes' is the wordplay.
'staff' becomes 'rod' (both can mean a stick or cane).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'dark red' becomes 'puce' (I've seen this in another clue).
'clothes from rhodes' becomes 'rs' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'rod' placed within 'puce' is 'produce'.
'produce'+'rs'='PRODUCERS'

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(Another definition for producers that I've seen is " Film financiers".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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