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Stick with the secretaries and clerical workers? (5,2,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

staff of office

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'the secretaries and clerical workers?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'stick' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'stick' could be 'staff' (staff is a kind of stick) and 'staff' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'with' is the link.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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