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Remote staff for after retirement phase (3-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

far-off

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'remote' is the definition.
(far away)

'staff for after retirement phase' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
an anagram of 'for' is 'rof' which is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for far-off that I've seen before include "Remote" , "Very distant" .)

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