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Question worker sceptically (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

askant

'sceptically' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'question worker' is the wordplay.
'question' becomes 'ask' (asking a question).
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'ask'+'ant'='ASKANT'

(Other definitions for askant that I've seen before include "Showing doubt" , "showing suspicion" , "Sceptically" , "awry" , "With an oblique glance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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