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Servant
retains
half
of
treats
for
one
overseeing
service
(6,1)
Servant retains half of treats for one overseeing service (6,1)
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How the clue works
The definition is one overseeing service — a maître d' runs the floor in a restaurant. Take MAID (servant) and have it retain TRE (the first half of "treats"), slotting it inside to give you MAI-TRE-D.