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In no way could my son be an engineer (2,2,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

by no means

'in no way' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'my son be an engineer' is the wordplay.
'engineer' is an anagram indicator.
'my'+'son'+'be'+'an'='mysonbean'
'mysonbean' is an anagram of 'BY NO MEANS'.

'could' is the link.

(Other definitions for by no means that I've seen before include "Certainly not, perish the thought" , "Certainly not, not in any way" , "Forbids" , "Definitely not" , "Without using any method" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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