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Push around shaft inside action figure? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

domineer

'push around' is the definition.
(domineering is a kind of pushing around)

'shaft inside action figure?' is the wordplay.
'shaft' becomes 'mine'.
'inside' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'action figure?' becomes 'doer' (I've seen this in another clue).
'mine' inserted inside 'doer' is 'DOMINEER'.

(Other definitions for domineer that I've seen before include "behave arrogantly" , "Tyrannise" , "Browbeat" , "Dine more and be overbearing" , "Tyrrannise" .)

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