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Stuff up working with international inventor (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

marconi

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'inventor' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'stuff up working with international' is the wordplay.
'stuff' becomes 'cram' (cramming is a kind of stuffing).
'up' says the letters should be written backwards (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'working' becomes 'on' (on can mean working or activated).
'with international' becomes 'i' (abbreviation eg in IMF. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'cram' backwards is 'marc'.
'marc'+'on'+'i'='MARCONI'

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(Other definitions for marconi that I've seen before include "Italian physicist" , "Radio engineer" , "Pioneer of wireless" , "The father of radio" , "Developer of radio telegraphy" .)

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