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Welcoming work, meander around (4-5)

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I believe the answer is:

open-armed

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

'work meander around' is the wordplay.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'around' indicates an anagram.
'meander' with letters rearranged gives 'enarmed'.
'op'+'enarmed'='OPEN-ARMED'

(Another definition for open-armed that I've seen is " Welcoming".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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