Working as escort (8)

I believe the answer is:

ushering

(Other definitions for ushering that I've seen before include "working as escorts" , "Showing people to their seats" , "Taking people to their seats" , "putting one in one's place" , "Showing to a seat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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