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Substitutes with obligations to secure record (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deputies

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

'obligations to secure record' is the wordplay.
'obligations' becomes 'duties' ('duty' can be a synonym of 'obligation').
'to secure' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'record' becomes 'ep'.
'duties' placed around 'ep' is 'DEPUTIES'.

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for deputies that I've seen before include "Stand-ins or next-in command officials" , "Persons authorised to act as substitutes for others" , "Political representatives" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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