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Consult bishop about busy workers (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bees

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'busy workers' is the definition.
'bees' can be an answer for 'workers' (worker bees). I am not certain of the 'busy' bit.

'consult bishop about' is the wordplay.
'consult' becomes 'see' (I've seen this in another clue).
'bishop' becomes 'B' (chess abbreviation).
'about' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'see'+'b'='seeb'
'seeb' written backwards gives 'BEES'.

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(Other definitions for bees that I've seen before include "Busy insects" , "Honey producers" , "Honeymakers" , "Buzzers" , "Social insects" .)

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