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Lesser two rig a mizzen with folded sheets (7)

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I believe the answer is:

origami

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'lesser two rig a mizzen with folded sheets' is the definition.
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'lesser two rig a mizzen with' is the wordplay.
'with' indicates a hidden word.
'ORIGAMI' can be found hidden inside 'lesser two rig a mizzen'.

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(Other definitions for origami that I've seen before include "Paperwork, as it were" , "Japanese art of folding or tearing paper" , "Paper-folding skill" , "newspaper folded?" , "Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes" .)

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