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Career topic managed to do the same (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reciprocate

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'do the same' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'career topic managed' is the wordplay.
'managed' indicates an anagram.
'career'+'topic'='careertopic'
'careertopic' is an anagram of 'RECIPROCATE'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for reciprocate that I've seen before include "make fair return" , "Interchange" , "Return (love/affection)" , "Respond" , "Do something in return" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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