Clerks, chipper unless provoked (6-7)
I believe the answer is:
pencil pushers
'clerks' is the definition.
(pencil pusher is a kind of clerk)
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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