A long-established driver of industry, were wealth to be redistributed (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
water wheel
'a long-established driver of industry' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'were wealth to be redistributed' is the wordplay.
'to be redistributed' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'were'+'wealth'='werewealth'
'werewealth' anagrammed gives 'WATER-WHEEL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for water wheel that I've seen is " turbine".)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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