Crossword Genius

Sack troublesome men I treat (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

terminate

'sack' is the definition.
('terminate' can be a synonym of 'sack')

'troublesome men i treat' is the wordplay.
'troublesome' indicates anagramming the letters.
'men'+'i'+'treat'='menitreat'
'menitreat' is an anagram of 'TERMINATE'.

(Other definitions for terminate that I've seen before include "Stop" , "Finalise" , "Put an end to, discontinue" , "Conclude" , "Close" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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