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Is building work such a job? (3-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

put-up

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'is building work' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'a job?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'job?' could be 'put' (jobbing is a kind of putting) and 'put' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'up' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'such' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for put-up that I've seen is " Secretly planned".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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