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Short-time worker not on time to produce mould (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

template

'mould' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'short-time worker not on time' is the wordplay.
'short-time worker' becomes 'temp' (I've seen this before).
'not on time' becomes 'late' (I've seen this before).
'temp'+'late'='TEMPLATE'

'to produce' is the link.

(Other definitions for template that I've seen before include "Pattern for document etc" , "original design" , "Shaped pattern" , "Pattern for cutting out shapes" , "Design model" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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