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Supervise the intake (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diet

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'intake' is the definition.
(I have seen 'regular intake' mean 'diet' so perhaps 'intake' could also mean 'diet')

'supervise the' is the wordplay.
'supervise' becomes 'die' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'die'+'t'='DIET'

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(Other definitions for diet that I've seen before include "Restrict food-intake" , "food one eats on a regular basis" , "Food - parliament" , "Food plan" , "Prescribed selection of foods" .)

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