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Engineers with bike to adapt for new use (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recycle

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'use' is the definition.
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'engineers with bike' is the wordplay.
'engineers' becomes 're' (Royal Engineers).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bike' becomes 'cycle' (synonyms).
're'+'cycle'='RECYCLE'

'to adapt for new' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for recycle that I've seen before include "be green" , "salvage for further use" , "Use (rubbish) again" , "To use up left-overs" , "Use (waste) again" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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