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Teacher getting man to produce great work (11)

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I believe the answer is:

masterpiece

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

'teacher getting man' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'teacher' could be 'master' (I've seen this before) and 'master' is found within the answer.
'man' could be 'piece' (synonyms) and 'piece' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'to produce' is the link.

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(Other definitions for masterpiece that I've seen before include "Great work" , "outstanding achievement" , "Work of outstanding artistry" , "Chef d'oeuvre" , "Outstanding work of art" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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