Encouraging reduction in staff and employment Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROUSING Encouraging reduction in staff and employment (7) The Times Cryptic May 13, 2015
3% CULL Large reduction in staff (4) (4)
3% CUT Reduction (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 8, 2025
2% ATTA "___ boy!" (encouragement) (4)
2% URGE Strongly encourage (4) Commuter Sep 11, 2025
2% PEP ___ talk (encouraging speech) (3)
2% AIDES Subordinate staff (5) Newsday Sep 7, 2025
2% RNS ER staff (3) Newsday Sep 7, 2025
2% NEWYORKTIMES Will Shortz's employer * (12) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 5, 2025
2% HEARTEN Warmly encourage (7) The Times Concise Sep 4, 2025

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