Shifted the way of working before five - the last and final word (5)
I believe the answer is:
moved
'shifted' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'way of working before five the last and final word' is the wordplay.
'way of working' becomes 'mo' (abbreviation for modus operandi).
'before five' becomes 'v' (Roman numeral. I am not sure about the 'before' bit.).
'last' says to take the final letters.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'final' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'the' is 'e'.
The final letter of 'word' is 'd'.
'mo'+'v'+'e'+'d'='MOVED'
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for moved that I've seen before include "Changed one's home" , "Joyfully tearful," , "Shifted" , "Budged" , "proposed" .)