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Set out what platelayers do (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

make tracks

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'set out what platelayers' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'do' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'do' could be 'make' (making is a kind of doing) and 'make' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'tracks' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for make tracks that I've seen before include "create a record" , "add to one's album" , "Go quickly" , "Platelayers will" , "leave quickly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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