Crossword Genius

Genuine hard work - to the lions anyhow (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

honest toil

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'genuine hard work' is the definition.
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'to the lions anyhow' is the wordplay.
'anyhow' indicates an anagram.
'to'+'the'+'lions'='tothelions'
'tothelions' anagrammed gives 'HONEST TOIL'.

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