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What could be generated by working rickety engine (7,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kinetic energy

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'what could be generated' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'working rickety engine' is the wordplay.
'working' is an anagram indicator.
'rickety'+'engine'='ricketyengine'
'ricketyengine' anagrammed gives 'KINETIC ENERGY'.

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(Other definitions for kinetic energy that I've seen before include "Power inherent in a moving object" , "capacity to do work, when moving" , "Force in a moving body" , "Force possessed by a body by virtue of its motion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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