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The power of a small work group (5)

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I believe the answer is:

steam

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

'a small work group' is the wordplay.
'a small work' becomes 's' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'group' becomes 'team'.
's'+'team'='STEAM'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for steam that I've seen before include "Speed" , "Source of power" , "Kind of power" , "Kettle emission" , "A lot of hot air" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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