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Female childminder talked of problem reversing mischief (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shenanigans

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

'female childminder talked of problem reversing' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'female' could be 'she' ('she' refers to a woman) and 'she' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for shenanigans that I've seen before include "Monkey business" , "dirty work!" , "Mischief; dishonest activity" , "Mischievous trickery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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