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"employee" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often worker (6 letters).
Definitions
A person hired to work for an employer.
Word origin
From employ + -ee. First attested in the early 19th century, possibly modeled after French employé.
Used in a sentence
“One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Hired worker”8 letters
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