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Keep at work (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

employ

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This might be a double definition.

'keep' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to consumption as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'work' is the second definition.
(I know that work can be written as employ)

'at' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for employ that I've seen before include "Utilise" , "Occupy" , "Take on - recruit" , "Put to use" , "Give paid work to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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