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Working in a group that has no leader (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

action

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'working' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'in a group that has no leader' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'no' could be 'o' (resembles 0 - 'no' can mean 'zero') and 'o' is present in the answer.
'in' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for action that I've seen before include "It is said to speak louder than words" , "Litigation" , "Director's call" , "Watch operating mechanism" , "Take proceedings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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