Promise Personal Assistant position (6)

I believe the answer is:

parole

'promise' is the definition.
(parole is a kind of promise)

'personal assistant position' is the wordplay.
'personal assistant' becomes 'pa'.
'position' becomes 'role'.
'pa'+'role'='PAROLE'

(Other definitions for parole that I've seen before include "(One's) word" , "Give Al rope when he's released early" , "Word - condition of liberty" , "Lop ear (anag.)" , "Promise - conditional release" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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