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Trough enthrals area supervisor (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

manager

'supervisor' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'trough enthrals area' is the wordplay.
'trough' becomes 'manger' ('manger' can be a synonym of 'trough').
'enthrals' is an insertion indicator.
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'manger' going around 'a' is 'MANAGER'.

(Other definitions for manager that I've seen before include "One running a shop, industry etc" , "Sports team controller" , "suit?" , "Sports team runner" , "Organiser" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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