Crossword Genius

Trained officer to employ uniform stylist (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coiffeur

'stylist' is the definition.
(coiffeur is a kind of stylist)

'trained officer to employ uniform' is the wordplay.
'trained' is an anagram indicator (to train can mean to grow something into a shape).
'to employ' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'uniform' becomes 'u' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'officer' with letters rearranged gives 'coiffer'.
'coiffer' enclosing 'u' is 'COIFFEUR'.

(Other definitions for coiffeur that I've seen before include "A French hairdresser" , "Skilled worker" , "Male hairdresser" , "One managing locks" , "Male snipper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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