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The officer spoils Henry (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

marshal

'the officer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'spoils henry' is the wordplay.
'spoils' becomes 'mars' ('mar' can be a synonym of 'spoil').
'henry' becomes 'hal' (short for Henry).
'mars'+'hal'='MARSHAL'

(Other definitions for marshal that I've seen before include "Usher" , "US law officer" , "Assemble and arrange" , "Muster" , "Event supervisor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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