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Programming for Mastermind with agent responsible for sorting questions regarding any new developments (8,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

planning officer

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'agent responsible for sorting questions regarding any new developments' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'programming for mastermind' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'mastermind' could be 'plan' and 'plan' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'with' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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