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Repairmen take in article in turns (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meanders

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'turns' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'repairmen take in article' is the wordplay.
'repairmen' becomes 'menders' (mender is a kind of repairman).
'take in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'article' becomes 'a' (the indefinite article in English).
'menders' enclosing 'a' is 'MEANDERS'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for meanders that I've seen before include "Wanders in leisurely, winding way" , "Rambles aimlessly on a winding course" , "(Of river) winds" , "Follows a winding course" , "Aimlessly ambles on a winding course" .)

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