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UCLA questions admitting persons who are hired to say “Yes, Sir” (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

claques

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'persons who are hired to say yes sir' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'ucla questions admitting' is the wordplay.
'admitting' indicates a hidden word (I've seen 'admits' mean this).
'CLAQUES' can be found hidden inside 'ucla questions'.

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