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Satisfactory working, capable, etc (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acceptable

'satisfactory' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)

'working capable etc' is the wordplay.
'working' indicates anagramming the letters.
'capable'+'etc'='capableetc'
'capableetc' with letters rearranged gives 'ACCEPTABLE'.

(Other definitions for acceptable that I've seen before include "Of (marginally) satisfactory quality" , "Satisfactory, adequate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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