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Annoyingly, men left me ploys in the running of my own show (4-10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

self-employment

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'own show' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'annoyingly men left me ploys in the running of my' is the wordplay.
'men left me ploys' anagrams to 'SELF-EMPLOYMENT'.
However, I'm not sure how the anagram is indicated.

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