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Cutter has a way of not working on this (4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

sick leave

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'not working on this' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'cutter has a way' is the wordplay.
'cutter' becomes 'sickle' (sickle is a kind of cutter).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a way' becomes 'ave' (abbreviation for avenue, a type of 'way').
'sickle'+'ave'='SICK-LEAVE'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for sick leave that I've seen before include "benefit for those who are ill" , "recovery period" , "Ill time off work" , "Time for workers to become better" , "Time off work for illness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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