Job to follow this husband entering compound (6)

I believe the answer is:

esther

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'job to follow this' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'husband entering compound' is the wordplay.
'husband' becomes 'h' (abbreviation).
'entering' indicates putting letters inside.
'compound' becomes 'ester' (ester is a kind of compound).
'h' placed within 'ester' is 'ESTHER'.

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(Other definitions for esther that I've seen before include "Set her with this girl" , "Biblical heroine who became queen of Persia" , "religious book" , "Girl's name; OT book" , "__ Rantzen, TV presenter, b. 1940" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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