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Requirement for work in a bakery, it's said (4)

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I believe the answer is:

need

'requirement' is the definition.
(I know that need is a type of requirement)

'work in a bakery it's said' is the wordplay.
'work in a bakery' becomes 'knead' (as in kneading dough).
'it's said' shows a homophone (sound like).
'knead' sounds like 'NEED'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for need that I've seen before include "Call" , "Cry out for - prerequisite" , "must have results!" , "Require; want" , "Want - require(ment)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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