Put on the payroll (4)
'put on the payroll' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for hire that I've seen before include "Rent, employ" , "Rent or lease" , "Employ (for wages)" , "Payment for use" , "Charter, employ" .)
'put on the payroll' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for hired that I've seen before include "Employed or engaged" , "Employed for wages" , "Engaged for wages" , "like a Merc" , "Taken into service" .)