Supervises the issue recently produced (8)

I believe the answer is:

babysits

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'supervises' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with social activities as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

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(Another definition for babysits that I've seen is " Tends infant(s)".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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