Staff's contribution to papers on Nelson (9)

I believe the answer is:

personnel

'staff's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'contribution to papers on nelson' is the wordplay.
'contribution to' indicates a hidden word.
'PERSONNEL' can be found hidden inside 'papers on nelson'.

(Other definitions for personnel that I've seen before include "Staff complement of an organisation" , "Employees collectively" , "Manpower" , "Staff complement of a business" , "Office" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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