Labour cell struggling ... with Labour? (4-6)

I believe the answer is:

blue-collar

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'labour cell struggling with labour?' is the definition.
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'cell struggling with labour?' is the wordplay.
'struggling with' indicates an anagram (the letters struggle or wriggle into a new form).
'cell' mixed up with 'labour' gives 'BLUE-COLLAR'.

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(Other definitions for blue-collar that I've seen before include "Relating to manual workers" , "Manual (work)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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