Engineers in US time revolutions (8)

I believe the answer is:

mutinies

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'revolutions' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'engineers in us time' is the wordplay.
'engineers' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'engineer' mean this).
'in'+'us'+'time'='inustime'
'inustime' with letters rearranged gives 'MUTINIES'.

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(Another definition for mutinies that I've seen is " Rebellions at sea".)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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