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Parts with shifty escorts (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sectors

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'parts' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'shifty escorts' is the wordplay.
'shifty' is an anagram indicator.
'escorts' anagrammed gives 'SECTORS'.

'with' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for sectors that I've seen before include "mathematical instruments" , "Branches of enterprise" , "Divisions of a nation's economic operations" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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