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Primate has company with devilment? (6,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

monkey business

'devilment?' is the definition.
(I know that monkey business is a type of devilment)

'primate has company' is the wordplay.
'primate' becomes 'monkey' (monkey is a kind of primate).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'company' becomes 'business' (I've seen this before).
'monkey'+'business'='MONKEY BUSINESS'

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for monkey business that I've seen before include "Marx Brothers film" , "larking about" , "shady deal" , "may be amusingly projected" , "Mischievous behaviour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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