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Deer with new worker, motionless (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stagnant

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

'deer with new worker' is the wordplay.
'deer' becomes 'stag' (stag is a kind of deer).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'stag'+'n'+'ant'='STAGNANT'

(Other definitions for stagnant that I've seen before include "Standing still" , "Motionless deer" , "unmoved" , "Sluggish" , "Still and foul" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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