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Pedestrian in control of the factory (3-2-3-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

run-of-the-mill

'pedestrian' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'control of the factory' is the wordplay.
'control' becomes 'run' (I've seen this before).
'factory' becomes 'mill' (mill is a type of factory).
'run'+'of'+'the'+'mill'='RUN-OF-THE-MILL'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for run-of-the-mill that I've seen before include "Everyday" , "Mediocre" , "Bog standard" , "Ordinary" , "Unexceptional" .)

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