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Amphibious troops choose to cut men in charge, producing power (14)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thermoelectric

'producing power' is the definition.

'amphibious troops choose to cut men in charge' is the wordplay.
'amphibious troops' becomes 'therm' (the Royal Marines).
'choose' becomes 'elect' (electing is a kind of choosing**).
'to cut' is an insertion indicator.
'men' becomes 'or' (I've seen this in other clues).
'in charge' becomes 'ic'.
'elect' placed inside 'or' is 'oelectr'.
'therm'+'oelectr'+'ic'='THERMOELECTRIC'

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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