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Wildcat strikes will put him out of work (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lion tamer

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'wildcat strikes will' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'him out of work' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'him' could be 'lion' and 'lion' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'tamer' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'put' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for lion tamer that I've seen before include "Circus act" , "Brave circus performer" , "like Daniel was" , "Who calms the beast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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