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Proxy manager tied with ease by the sound of it (7)

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I believe the answer is:

trustee

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'proxy manager' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'tied with ease by the sound of it' is the wordplay.
'tied with' becomes 'trust' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'by the sound of it' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'ease' is a homophone of 'ee'.
'trust'+'ee'='TRUSTEE'

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(Other definitions for trustee that I've seen before include "Legal administrator" , "Runner of charity" , "Person who holds and administers property for another - have faith in him" , "Person with legal ownership of property to be used solely for specified purposes" , "Legal guardian" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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