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Current carrying master switch for conductors (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maestri

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

'current carrying master switch' is the wordplay.
'current' becomes 'i' (symbol for electric current).
'carrying' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, the bottom letters carry others).
'switch' indicates anagramming the letters.
'master' anagrammed gives 'maestr'.
'i' put after 'maestr' is 'MAESTRI'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for maestri that I've seen before include "Eminent musical conductors" , "Distinguished conductors" , "masters" , "Experts" , "Top conductors" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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