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Enthralling work of engineer? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

riveting

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'enthralling' is the definition.
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'work of engineer?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'work' could be 'vet' (vetting is a kind of working) and 'vet' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for riveting that I've seen before include "Completely engrossing" , "Holding attention" , "Fascinating, fixing the attention" , "Gripping - securing with metal pins" , "metalwork" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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