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Equipment mostly with current ground worker (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kiwi

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'worker' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for kiwi that I've seen before include "New Zealander's bird" , "Symbol of New Zealand" , "Flightless New Zealand bird" , "Rutherford was one" , "apteryx" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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