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Put it another way, agent needs free share (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rephrase

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'put it another way' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'agent needs free share' is the wordplay.
'agent' becomes 'rep' (short for representative).
'needs' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'free' indicates an anagram.
'share' with letters rearranged gives 'hrase'.
'rep'+'hrase'='REPHRASE'

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(Other definitions for rephrase that I've seen before include "express in another way" , "Make change" , "put differently" , "Write in a different way" , "Say again in different words" .)

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