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Bread crusts on dole? That’s rejected by my employer! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

editor

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'my employer' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'bread crusts on dole? that's rejected' is the wordplay.
'bread' becomes 'roti' (roti is a type of bread).
'crusts on dole?' becomes 'de' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'that's rejected' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'roti'+'de'='rotide'
'rotide' back-to-front is 'EDITOR'.

'by' is the link.

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(Other definitions for editor that I've seen before include "One who revises another's writing" , "Rag worker" , "Reviser" , "Redo it and become head of publication" , "Journalist in charge of publication" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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