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Plough-jogger capriciously holds back a good day's work? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acre

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'a good day's work?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.

'plough-jogger capriciously holds back' is the wordplay.
'holds' indicates a hidden word.
'back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'erca' can be found hidden inside 'plough jogger capriciously'.
'erca' in reverse letter order is 'ACRE'.

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(Other definitions for acre that I've seen before include "amount of land" , "A state of W Brazil" , "Imperial land measure" , "Not a lot of land" , "Care about the piece of land" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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