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Work on central heating, as you choose (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

opt

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'choose' is the definition.
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'work on central heating' is the wordplay.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'central' means to look at the middle letters.
The middle of 'heating' is 't'.
'op'+'t'='OPT'

'as you' is the link.
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(Other definitions for opt that I've seen before include "End or act of shutting" , "Make a choice" , "Pick from pot" , "Prefer, choose" , "Plump for" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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