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Way of working out made up indoors (5,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

modus operandi

'way of working' is the definition.

'out made up indoors' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters.
'made'+'up'+'indoors'='madeupindoors'
'madeupindoors' anagrammed gives 'MODUS OPERANDI'.

(Other definitions for modus operandi that I've seen before include "Habitual procedure" , "this shows how it's done" , "Particular way of doing something (Latin)" , "Classically typical style" , "Method of working" .)

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