Thugs on three-wheeler take industrial action (2,2,6)

I believe the answer is:

go on strike

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'thugs on three-wheeler take industrial action' is the definition.
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'thugs on three-wheeler' is the wordplay.
'thugs' becomes 'goons' ('goon' can be a synonym of 'thug').
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'three-wheeler' becomes 'trike' (tricycle).
'goons'+'trike'='GO ON STRIKE'

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