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Craft of many wise men (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coracles

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'craft' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'many wise men' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'many' could be 'l' and 'l' is located in the answer.
'men' could be 'or' (military abbreviation for other ranks) and 'or' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'of' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for coracles that I've seen before include "Craft" , "Small round wicker-framed boats" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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