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Portray engineers now (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

represent

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

'engineers now' is the wordplay.
'engineers' becomes 're' (Royal Engineers).
'now' becomes 'present' (the present time).
're'+'present'='REPRESENT'

(Other definitions for represent that I've seen before include "Speak on behalf" , "Illustrate" , "show" , "Explain" , "Picture" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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