The practice of favouring one's relatives or friends with jobs (8)

I believe the answer is:

nepotism

(Other definitions for nepotism that I've seen before include "Taking on family" , "Pro-family bias" , "Undue partiality" , "Favouritism shown in hiring relatives" , "The favouring of relatives or friends for jobs, etc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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