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Skilfully control worker and work (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

manoeuvre

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'skilfully control' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'worker and work' is the wordplay.
'worker' becomes 'man' (man is a kind of worker).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'work' becomes 'oeuvre' (I've seen this before).
'man'+'oeuvre'='MANOEUVRE'

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(Other definitions for manoeuvre that I've seen before include "Engineer" , "Planned movement" , "move smartly" , "Skilful act or movement" , "See 16" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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